elegant euphonia

{{Short description|Species of bird}}

{{Speciesbox

| name = Elegant euphonia

| image = Euphonia elegantissima.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author1=BirdLife International |year=2020 |title=Euphonia elegantissima |volume=2020 |page=e.T22722734A139232419 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22722734A139232419.en |access-date=4 October 2024}}

| genus = Chlorophonia

| species = elegantissima

| authority = (Bonaparte, 1838)

| synonyms = Euphonia elegantissima

| range_map = Euphonia elegantissima map.svg

}}

The elegant or blue-hooded euphonia (Chlorophonia elegantissima) is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. It was formerly classified in the genus Euphonia, but phylogenetic evidence indicates that it groups with Chlorophonia.{{Cite web|title=Taxonomic Updates – IOC World Bird List|url=https://www.worldbirdnames.org/new/updates/taxonomy/|access-date=2021-07-14|language=en-US}}

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest and heavily degraded former forest.