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Carduelis barbata
Photo by Rodrigo Reyes
Location: Puerto Bertrand, XI Region, Patagonia, Chile

Identification

Size: 12-15 cm, wing 7.3 cm, weight 15.9g

Distribution

South America in Chile, South Argentina and the Falklands.


Taxonomy

Habitat

Behaviour

Breeding

Early Sep-Dec in the Falklands, nest is a neat cup of fine grass, lined with hair, wool or root fibres,in fork of a large bush up to 1.8 m above ground or in mature Tussac grass. Lays 3-5 pinkish-white eggs marked with red-brown spots.

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