- Microspingus cabanisi
Poospiza cabanisi
Identification
15 cm (6 in)
Head and throat grey contrasting with reddish-brown back, strong white supercilium, cinnamon-rufous flanks,
Similar Species
They have much less white in tail and wings than similar Buff-throated Warbling Finch.
Distribution
South America: found in Argentina, Brazil (south of Sao Paulo), Paraguay, and Uruguay.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
It was formerly considered conspecific with Buff-throated Warbling Finch with the name of Red-rumped Warbling Finch.
This species was in the past placed in genus Poospiza.
Habitat
Riparian and gallery forests, forest edges, shrubland and backyards. Occurs from sea level up to about 500 m.
Behaviour
A quick and active bird.
Diet
Their diet consists of seeds and invertebrates.
Breeding
The make a cup-shaped nest from plant fibres to hold their clutch of 3 eggs, which are bluish-green with black blotches.
Vocalisation
Calls and songs differ between the two subspecies.
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/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2014 and May 2018)
- SACC proposal to split the two forms into two species
- BF member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Gray-throated Warbling Finch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Gray-throated_Warbling_Finch
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
