- Poospizopsis caesar
Poospiza caesar
Identification
17-18½ cm (6¾-7¼ in)
- Gray above
- Long white supercilium.
- White throat
- Chestnut breast band.
- White belly
- Gray Flanks
- Chestnut undertail coverts.
Sexes alike. Juvenile is similar to adult with brownish wash and buff tinge to throat.
Distribution
South America: found in the Andes of south-eastern Peru (Apurímac, Cuzco and Puno).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Highland scrub.
Behaviour
Diet
Unknown. Probably seeds and arthropods.
Breeding
Unknown.
Vocalisation
Song is a variable rich chirping warble with a squeaky component. Calls are thin and weak.
Movements
Resident
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Schulenberg, T. S. and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Chestnut-breasted Mountain-Finch (Poospizopsis caesar), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.cbmfin1.01
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Chestnut-breasted Mountain Finch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chestnut-breasted_Mountain_Finch
