Cinereous Warbling Finch - BirdForum Opus

Male
Photo © by Dave B Smith
Serra do Cipo, Minas Gerais, Brazil, October 2, 2018

Microspingus cinereus

Poospiza cinerea

Identification

Female
Photo © by Rodrigo Conte
Brasilia, Brazil, December 2015

13 cm (5 in)

• Lead grey above
• Darker lores
• Dusky grey-edged wings and tail
• White throat and underparts
• Short tail
• Black bill
• Red iris

Distribution

South America: found locally in campos of south-central Brazil.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

This species was in the past placed in genus Poospiza.

Habitat

Cerrado and open dry woodland, and scrubby areas.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists mostly of small invertebrates and insects, which are gleaned from flowers, leaves and fruit.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2016)
3. Wikipedia
4. BirdLife International

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Cinereous Warbling Finch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cinereous_Warbling_Finch

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