Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | eufònia violàcia |
| Dutch | Violette Organist |
| English | Violaceous Euphonia |
| English (United States) | Violaceous Euphonia |
| French | Organiste teité |
| French (France) | Organiste teité |
| German | Veilchenorganist |
| Japanese | スミレフウキンチョウ |
| Norwegian | fioleufonia |
| Polish | organka fioletowa |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | gaturamo-verdadeiro |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Gaturamo-verdadeiro |
| Russian | Фиолетовая эуфония |
| Serbian | Ljubičasti orguljaš |
| Slovak | organista fialový |
| Spanish | Eufonia Violácea |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Tangará Amarillo |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Tangará amarillo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Eufonia violácea |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Tangará Amarillo |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Curruñatá Capa Negra |
| Swedish | purpureufonia |
| Turkish | Mor Hareli Öfonya |
| Ukrainian | Гутурама фіолетова |
Violaceous Euphonia Euphonia violacea
Version: 1.0 — Published October 24, 2014
Systematics
Geographic Variation
Three subspecies currently recognized:
rodwayi, described as Tanagra violacea rodwayi Penard 1919; type locality Mt. Roraima, Guyana [= Mt. Roraima, Bolívar, Venezeula, fide Phelps and Phelps 1950; see also Phelps 1938]
Occurs in eastern and southern Venezuela and on Trinidad (Storer 1970).
Very similar to nominate violacea (and not recognized by Hellmayr 1936), but "very slightly larger" (Hilty 2011).
violacea, described as Fringilla violacea Linneaus 1758; type locality "Calidus regionibus", restricted to Suriname by Berlepsch and Hartert (1902)
Occurs from the Guianas and northern Brazil to central Brazil south of the Amazon.
See Detailed Description.
aurantiicollis, described as Euphonia aurantiicollis Bertoni 1901; type locality Puerto Bertoni, Alta Paraná, Paraguay
Occurs in eastern Brazil from Paraíba south to Rio Grande do Sul, in eastern Paraguay, and in northeastern Argentina. Intergrades with nominate violacea "over a wide area" (Storer 1970) including in Bahia (Hellmayr 1936).
Similar to nominate violacea, "but larger; adult males with yellow frontal band decidedly wider; hand crown and nape frequently more strongly glossed with violaceous" (Hellmayr 1936).
Subspecies
Related Species
There is no comprehensive phylogeny for the genus Euphonia. Isler and Isler (1987) divided Euphonia into eight species groups, based on appearance, distribution, behavior (especially foraging behavior), and vocalizations, although cautioned that these groups "have no taxonomic significance". Euphonia violacea belongs to their species group 3, which also includes Euphonia laniirostris (Thick-billed Euphonia), Euphonia hirundinacea (Yellow-throated Euphonia), and Euphonia chalybea (Green-throated Euphonia).
The genus Euphonia traditionally was classified among Thraupidae (e.g. Hellmayr 1936, Storer 1970). Phylogenetic analysis of DNA sequence data, from both mitochondrial and nuclear genes, indicates instead that Euphonia (and the related Chlorophonia) are members of Fringillidae (e.g., Burns 1997, Burns et al. 2002, Klicka et al. 2000, Yuri and Mindell 2002, Zuccon et al. 2012).
