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Photo © by Stanley Jones
Santa Eulalia Canyon east of Chosica, Lima, Peru, August 2017
Incaspiza pulchra

Identification

Photo © by Stanley Jones
Santa Eulalia Canyon east of Chosica, Lima, Peru, September 2017

16·5 cm (6½ in)

  • Grey head
  • Browner on crown and nape
  • Blackish lores

Distribution

South America: found in arid Andes of Peru (Ancash to southern Lima)

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

The former subspecies personata is now widely accepted as full species, Rufous-backed Inca Finch.

Habitat

Western Andean slopes of dry grassland/shrubland in the Puna Life Zone. Observed at heights around 3500 m.

Behaviour

They are mostly seen alone or in pairs. When on the ground their tails are inclined to be cocked.

Diet

Ground feeders. Their diet consists mostly of cactus fruits.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2014)
  3. BF Member observations

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