The Scrub Euphonia is a small bird of woodland, forest edges and semi-open habitats from Mexico through Central America. It is about 9 cm long, weighs around 10 g and eats fruit.
Adult males of the nominate form have a yellow forehead, glossy bluish-violet black back and throat, and yellow chest and belly. Females have olive-green upperparts and a yellow belly. They are about 9 cm long and weigh around 10 g.
It uses woodland, forest edges and semi-open habitats and feeds on fruit. The 2019 IUCN assessment described a decreasing trend, but its estimate of mature birds spans 500,000 to nearly 5 million and is not a precise current count.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.