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;[[:Category:Incaspiza|Incaspiza]] pulchra | ;[[:Category:Incaspiza|Incaspiza]] pulchra | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 16·5 cm | ||
| + | *Grey head | ||
| + | *Browner on crown and nape | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Peru]] | + | [[South America]]: found in arid Andes of [[Peru]] (Ancash to southern Lima) |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | |
| − | The former subspecies personata is now widely accepted as full species, [[Rufous-backed Inca-Finch]]. | + | |
| + | The former subspecies ''personata'' is now widely accepted as full species, [[Rufous-backed Inca-Finch]]. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Western Andean slopes of dry grassland/shrubland in the Puna Life Zone. Observed at heights around 3500 m. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | They are mostly seen alone or in pairs. When on the ground their tails are inclined to be cocked. | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Ground feeders. There diet consists mostly of cactus fruits. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug13}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2014) | ||
| + | #BF Member observations | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Incaspiza+pulchra}} | {{GSearch|Incaspiza+pulchra}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Incaspiza]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Incaspiza]] | ||
Revision as of 00:45, 27 July 2014
- Incaspiza pulchra
Identification
16·5 cm
- Grey head
- Browner on crown and nape
Distribution
South America: found in arid Andes of Peru (Ancash to southern Lima)
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
The former subspecies personata is now widely accepted as full species, Rufous-backed Inca-Finch.
Habitat
Western Andean slopes of dry grassland/shrubland in the Puna Life Zone. Observed at heights around 3500 m.
Behaviour
They are mostly seen alone or in pairs. When on the ground their tails are inclined to be cocked.
Diet
Ground feeders. There diet consists mostly of cactus fruits.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2014)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Great Inca Finch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Great_Inca_Finch
