LC
Hispaniolan Euphonia Euphonia musica



Taxonomy

Taxonomic note
Euphonia musica, E. sclateri and E. flavifrons (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) were previously lumped as E. musica following AOU (1998 and supplements); Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993); Stotz et al. (1996).

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable
- - -

Red List history
Year Category Criteria
2016 Least Concern
2012 Not Recognised
2008 Not Recognised
2004 Not Recognised
2000 Not Recognised
1994 Not Recognised
1988 Not Recognised
Species attributes

Migratory status not a migrant Forest dependency medium
Land-mass type Average mass 14 g
Range

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 598,000 km2 medium
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size unknown - - -
Population trend stable - suspected -
Generation length 3.5 years - - -

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but this species is described as 'fairly common but patchily distributed' (Stotz et al. 1996).

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
Dominican Republic extant native yes
Haiti extant native yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
Antigua and Barbuda Christian Valley
Antigua and Barbuda Wallings Forest
Dominica Morne Diablotin National Park
Dominica Morne Trois Pitons National Park
Dominica Point Des Foux
Dominican Republic Armando Bermudez National Park
Dominican Republic Cabral Lagoon
Dominican Republic Eastern Bahoruco
Dominican Republic Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve
Dominican Republic Haitises National Park
Dominican Republic Honduras
Dominican Republic Loma Quita Espuela
Dominican Republic Nalga de Maco-Río Limpio
Dominican Republic Parque Nacional Dr Juan Bautista Pérez Rancier (Valle Nuevo)
Dominican Republic Sierra de Bahoruco National Park
Dominican Republic Sierra de Neyba
Dominican Republic Sierra Martin Garcia National Park
Haiti Bois Musicien
Haiti Citadelle - Grottes Dondon

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial Plantations suitable resident
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Dry suitable resident
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland suitable resident
Shrubland Subtropical/Tropical Dry suitable resident
Altitude 0 - 2000 m Occasional altitudinal limits  

Utilisation
Purpose Scale
Pets/display animals, horticulture subsistence, national

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Hispaniolan Euphonia Euphonia musica. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/hispaniolan-euphonia-euphonia-musica on 18/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 18/12/2024.