- Poospiza garleppi
Compsospiza garleppi
Identification
17-18 cm, sexes alike
- Grey upperparts, wings and relatively long tail
- Reddish underparts with central belly paler
- Narrow grey mask bordered above with reddish supercilium and front
Distribution
South America: endemic to the eastern slope of Andes of Bolivia (southern Cochabamba).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
It was formerly placed in Compsospiza.
Habitat
Mostly brush- and shrub-filled habitats in inter-Andean valleys at transition from dry to puna areas. Sometimes found at edges of grassland, as well as in woodland. Can accept areas of agriculture mixed into the habitat as long as native shrub remains. Can be found at 2700 - 4200 m asl but more frequent in the middle of that elevational range.
Behaviour
Usually feeds low in shrub or on the ground.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Jaramillo, A. and C.J. Sharpe (2020). Cochabamba Mountain-Finch (Poospiza garleppi), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.comfin1.01
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Cochabamba Mountain Finch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cochabamba_Mountain_Finch
