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| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:Monterita de pecho rufo 769A5498 NR1 A small NR1 derechos.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo © by {{user|guiacalles|guiacalles}}<br/ >Santa Eulalia, Lima, [[Peru]], July 2018]] |
;[[:Category:Poospiza|Poospiza]] rubecula | ;[[:Category:Poospiza|Poospiza]] rubecula | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | [[Image:Rufous-breasted_Warbling_Finch.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo © by {{user|megan+perkins|megan perkins}}<br/ >Santa Eulalia Valley, [[Peru]], November 2005]] | |
| + | 14–16·5 cm (5½-6½ in) | ||
| + | *Dark slaty-grey hind-crown and upperparts | ||
| + | *Orange-rufous forecrown, [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]] and underparts | ||
| + | *White centre of belly | ||
| + | *Black frontlet, mask and chin | ||
| + | *Dusky wings and tail<br /> | ||
| + | Female; greyish-brown head and upperparts, whitish underparts with mixed rufous feathers. Breast and sides streaked dark grey. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Peru]] | + | [[South America]]: found on the Western slope of Andes of [[Peru]] (La Libertad to Ica) |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Low trees of mixed dry woodland with bushy undergrowth. | |
| − | |||
==Behaviour== | ==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== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2018) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Poospiza+rubecula}} | {{GSearch|Poospiza+rubecula}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Poospiza]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Poospiza]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:18, 11 August 2018
- 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 2 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Rufous-breasted_Warbling_Finch
