The violaceous euphonia is a small, brightly colored songbird found in tropical forests from Central America into northern South America. Males are especially colorful, with deep violet-blue upperparts contrasted by a bright yellow belly and forehead. Unlike many finches, euphonias specialize in eating fruit, particularly mistletoe berries, which they swallow whole and help disperse throughout the forest. I photographed this one in Soberania National Park in Panama.Nikon D810 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 400, f/4 at 1/640th of a second.
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The violaceous euphonia is a small, brightly colored songbird found in tropical forests from Central America into northern South America. Males are especially colorful, with deep violet-blue upperparts contrasted by a bright yellow belly and forehead. Unlike many finches, euphonias specialize in eating fruit, particularly mistletoe berries, which they swallow whole and help disperse throughout the forest. I photographed this one in Soberania National Park in Panama.Nikon D810 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 400, f/4 at 1/640th of a second.