- Poospiza nigrorufa
Identification
15 cm (6 in)
- Black head
- White supercilium with buff at the rear
- White malar stripe
- Dark olive-grey upperparts
- Rufous breast and flanks
- Whitish belly
- Long pointed bill
- Long tail with rounded end
Distribution
Southern South America: central Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and southeast Brazil.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
This is a monotypic species[1].
Black-and-chestnut Warbling-Finch was recently split from this species.
Habitat
Forests, forests borders near water, savannas and & reed beds
Behaviour
Diet
There is little information available on their diet. They feed on or near the ground in mixed species flocks.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- BF Member observations
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2015)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-and-rufous Warbling Finch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-and-rufous_Warbling_Finch
External Links
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