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Phrygilus carbonarius

Identification

Length 14cm
Male has dark, mottled body, black in front and dark gray on back.
Female is light brown to buff, with fine streaking overall.
Both have dark eye and yellow/orange bill.

Distribution

South America: found only in the pampas of central Argentina; winters north to Tucumán.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Dry shrubland and temperate grassland.

Behaviour

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.

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