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'''Alternative name: Pampa Finch''' | '''Alternative name: Pampa Finch''' | ||
| + | [[Image:Great_Pampa_Finch.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by {{user|Jamfaraco|Jamfaraco}}<br />Itapiruba/Imbituba SC, [[Brazil]], December 2004]] | ||
;[[:Category:Embernagra|Embernagra]] platensis | ;[[:Category:Embernagra|Embernagra]] platensis | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 20·5–23 cm | ||
| + | *Grey head | ||
| + | *Darker lores and fae | ||
| + | *Long thick bill | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[South America]]: found in [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], [[Paraguay]], [[Uruguay]], [[Argentina]] | [[South America]]: found in [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], [[Paraguay]], [[Uruguay]], [[Argentina]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| + | There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*''E. p. olivascens'': | *''E. p. olivascens'': | ||
:*South-eastern [[Bolivia]] to south-western [[Paraguay]] and north-western [[Argentina]] | :*South-eastern [[Bolivia]] to south-western [[Paraguay]] and north-western [[Argentina]] | ||
*''E. p. platensis'': | *''E. p. platensis'': | ||
:*Eastern [[Paraguay]] to south-eastern [[Brazil]], [[Uruguay]] and central [[Argentina]] | :*Eastern [[Paraguay]] to south-eastern [[Brazil]], [[Uruguay]] and central [[Argentina]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Birdforum 133.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|Lcverissimo|Lcverissimo}}<br />Tibagi, Paraná, [[Brazil]], February 2103]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Grasslands, marshes, damp fields with trees. | Grasslands, marshes, damp fields with trees. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | A ground feeder, their main diet consisting of seeds and insects. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug13}}#Avibase |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2014) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 21:21, 27 July 2014
Alternative name: Pampa Finch
- Embernagra platensis
Identification
20·5–23 cm
- Grey head
- Darker lores and fae
- Long thick bill
Distribution
South America: found in Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- E. p. olivascens:
- E. p. platensis:
Habitat
Grasslands, marshes, damp fields with trees.
Behaviour
Diet
A ground feeder, their main diet consisting of seeds and insects.
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/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Great Pampa Finch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Great_Pampa_Finch
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