Chestnut-bellied Euphonia

11.5 cm. Male is glossy blue black. Belly chestnut. Yellow patch near the bend of the wing. <NThe female is dark olive above. Gray on the nape. Underparts gray with olive flanks and a rufous crissum. Calls raspy "zee zee zee zee zee" vocalizations 2 and 3 . A probable song can be heard on vocalization 1. Song has imitations of other species ^121 . Forages in the upper to mid levels of tall trees in pairs for fruits, flowers and insects. Flocks rarely join mixed species groups. Rio de Janeiro January, Paraguay August ^159 . Regularly seen within primary and tall secondary rain forest and borders of forest. Seems to wander elevationally. Throughout, in Estado S<C4>o Paulo found at<8E>Pariquera Acu, Barra do Ribeira, Icapara, Boraceia, Serra da Cantareira, Guaratuba, PE Carlos Botelho, PE Jacupiranga ^119 , Serra Bocaina Remold, unpubl. . In Estado Rio de Janeiro observed in the<8E>Serra Mantiqueira, Serra dos Org<C4>os, Nova Friburgo. Due to deforestation has disappeared from the interior. To 1300 meters ^133 . Euphonias are now considered to be Fringillids, not tanagers ^161 . 15545 Song. Fazenda Intervales, 11<10>30<10>97. Sunny, 27<91>C. Primary forest.: 5599 Call. Fazenda Intervales, 11<10>30<10>97. Sunny, 27<91>C. Primary forest.: 5824 Call. 10<10>16<10>99, Pereque, near Angra dos Reis. Sunny, 30<91>C. Open woodland. With /Cacicus haemorrhous, Vireo olivaceus, Turdus rufiventris .: 271 > Male: 8075 > Female: