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Great Inca-finch
Stanley Jones

Great Inca-finch (Incaspiza pulchra)

Great Inca-finch (Incaspiza pulchra) A Peru endemic. Perched in Monkey's Chamber Pot (Tecoma sambucifolia: Bignoniaceae) Infrequent in Santa Eulalia Canyon, near the Village of Huachupampa, Lima Region, Lima Province, Huachupampa District, Peru. Situated NE of Lima @ ca. 3500 m elevation. Western Andean slopes of dry grassland/shrubland in the Puna Life Zone.
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Habitat
Western Andean slopes of dry grassland/shrubland in the Puna Life zone @ ca. 3500 m elevation.
Location
Santa Eulalia Canyon, NE of Lima near the Village of Huachupampa, Lima Rigion, Lima Province, Huachupampa District, PeruVillage of Huachupampa, Lima Region, Lima Province, Huachupampa District, Peru.
Date taken
September 2009
Scientific name
Incaspiza pulchra
Equipment used
Canon EOS 50D, Canon 300mm f/4L IS USM lens, ISO 320, Shutter speed 1/400, f/9

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Central & South America & Mexico
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