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[[Image:Slaty Finch male.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male<br />Photo by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />Amazonas, Abra Patricia Reserve, Owlet Lodge, [[Peru]], January 2017]] | [[Image:Slaty Finch male.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male<br />Photo by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />Amazonas, Abra Patricia Reserve, Owlet Lodge, [[Peru]], January 2017]] | ||
;[[:Category:Haplospiza|Haplospiza]] rustica | ;[[:Category:Haplospiza|Haplospiza]] rustica | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 12·5 cm (5 in) | ||
| + | *Long pointed bill | ||
| + | *Long, rounded wings<br /> | ||
| + | '''Male''' | ||
| + | *Lead-grey overall plumage | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]:<br /> |
| + | '''Central America''': [[Mexico]], [[Guatemala]], [[El Salvador]], [[Honduras]], [[Nicaragua]], [[Costa Rica]], [[Panama]]<br /> '''South America''': [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]] and [[Bolivia]] | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | There are 4 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ||
| + | *''H. r. uniformis''': | ||
| + | :*Highlands of southern [[Mexico]] (Veracruz and Chiapas) | ||
| + | *''H. r. barrilesensis'': | ||
| + | :*Highlands of [[Honduras]], [[Costa Rica]] and western [[Panama]] (Chiriquí) | ||
| + | *''H. r. rustica'': | ||
| + | :*North [[Colombia]] to northern [[Venezuela]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]] and [[Bolivia]] | ||
| + | *''H. r. arcana'': | ||
| + | :*Tepuis of southern [[Venezuela]] (Cerro Chimantá-tepui in Bolívar) | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Moist | + | Moist highland forest edges in areas where chusquea bamboo grows. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their diet consists mostly of bamboo seeds with the addition of some grass seed. They search the undergrowth on or near the ground. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | There is little information. Apparently it seems to depend on the variable timing of the availability of the bamboo seeds. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2017) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Slaty+Finch}} | {{GSearch|Slaty+Finch}} | ||
Revision as of 01:19, 26 January 2017
- Haplospiza rustica
Identification
12·5 cm (5 in)
- Long pointed bill
- Long, rounded wings
Male
- Lead-grey overall plumage
Distribution
Central and South America:
Central America: Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
South America: Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 4 subspecies[1]
- H. r. uniformis':
- Highlands of southern Mexico (Veracruz and Chiapas)
- H. r. barrilesensis:
- Highlands of Honduras, Costa Rica and western Panama (Chiriquí)
- H. r. rustica:
- H. r. arcana:
- Tepuis of southern Venezuela (Cerro Chimantá-tepui in Bolívar)
Habitat
Moist highland forest edges in areas where chusquea bamboo grows.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of bamboo seeds with the addition of some grass seed. They search the undergrowth on or near the ground.
Breeding
There is little information. Apparently it seems to depend on the variable timing of the availability of the bamboo seeds.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Slaty Finch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Slaty_Finch
