- Xenospingus concolor
Identification
15 cm
- Plumbeous upperparts
- Black lores
- Paler grey underparts
- Whitish belly
- Long tail
- Bright yellow bill and legs
Immature
- Olivaceous-brown upperparts
- Yellowish-buff underparts, streaked brown
- Two indistinct, buffy wing-bars
- Brownish bill
Distribution
South America: found from coastal western Peru (Lima) to Andes of northern Chile.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Low forests, riverine vegetation and olive groves.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes insects, seeds or fruit.
References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- BirdLife International
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Slender-billed Finch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Slender-billed_Finch
