- Poospiza rubecula
Identification
14–16·5 cm (5½-6½ in)
- Dark slaty-grey hind-crown and upperparts
- Orange-rufous forecrown, supercilium and underparts
- White centre of belly
- Black frontlet, mask and chin
- Dusky wings and tail
Female; greyish-brown head and upperparts, whitish underparts with mixed rufous feathers. Breast and sides streaked dark grey.
Distribution
South America: found on the Western slope of Andes of Peru (La Libertad to Ica)
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Low trees of mixed dry woodland with bushy undergrowth.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of emerging leaf buds, berries and seeds. They forage singly, in pairs and sometimes in mixed species flocks.
Breeding
There is very little known about their breeding behaviour.
References
- 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/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2018)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Rufous-breasted Warbling Finch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Rufous-breasted_Warbling_Finch
