Alternative name: Yellow-billed Blue Finch
- Porphyrospiza caerulescens
Porphyrospiza caerulescens
Identification
12·5 cm (5 in)
Male
- Indigo blue overall plumage
- Yellow bill
Distribution
South America: found in Bolivia, cerrado of interior north-eastern and central Brazil, and possibly Paraguay.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1]., which is the only member of its genus.
Habitat
Open savanna.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of insects, supplemented with invertebrates.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Blue Finch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue_Finch
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