Bronze-green Euphonia Euphonia mesochrysa Scientific name definitions

The Bronze-green Euphonia is restricted to the east slope of the Andes between Colombia and Bolivia, where it is mostly confined to elevations between 1000 and 2000 m, i.e. generally higher than most other euphonias, in the canopy and borders of humid montane forest. Both sexes are rather dull-colored euphonias, and could be confused with the immatures of other congeners. The male is mostly olive-colored and slightly glossed above, with a gray nape, a prominent yellow forehead patch, a yellowish-olive throat and breast, and the rest of the underparts are ochraceous yellow. Females are basically very similar but lack the yellow forehead patch, and have the central underparts gray.