- Geospizopsis unicolor
Phrygilus unicolor
Identification
14·5 cm (5¾ in)
Male
- Grey head and upperparts
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina
Taxonomy
This species has in the past been placed in genus Phrygilus.
Subspecies
There are 6 subspecies[1]:
- G. u. nivaria:
- G. u. geospizopsis:
- East and Central Andes of Colombia and Ecuador
- G. u. inca:
- G. u. unicolor:
- G. u. tucumana:
- Andes of Bolivia and north-western Argentina
- G. u. ultima:
- Mountains of southern Argentina (Tierra del Fuego)
Habitat
Open and grassy high altitude habitats.
Behaviour
Diet
They forage on the ground for seeds. They will take some invertebrates, especially when feeding their young.
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/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2019)
- This thread discusses a recent (2011) phylogenetic study of the genus.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Plumbeous Sierra Finch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Plumbeous_Sierra_Finch