- Rhopospina carbonarius
Porphyrospiza carbonaria
Phrygilus carbonarius
Identification
Length 14·5 cm (5¾ in)
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].
This species has in the past been placed in genus Phrygilus and Category:Porphyrospiza
Habitat
Shrubby steppe during the breeding season; moving to move varied shrubby areas at other times.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of seeds, with the addition of arthropods during the breeding season.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Carbonated Sierra Finch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Carbonated_Sierra_Finch
