Male, subspecies fargoi
Photo © by Stanley Jones
El 44 Reserva Natural de Tiempo Libre, Capilla del Monte, Córdoba Province, Argentina, October 2019
Photo © by Stanley Jones
El 44 Reserva Natural de Tiempo Libre, Capilla del Monte, Córdoba Province, Argentina, October 2019
Alternative name: Red Pileated Finch
- Coryphospingus cucullatus
Lanio cucullatus
Identification
13·5 cm (5 in)
- Red crown bordered with black
- Dark upperparts
- Mostly red underparts
Distribution
South America: found in The Guianas, Suriname, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- C. c. cucullatus:
- The Guianas and north-eastern Brazil (east to Pará)
- C. c. rubescens:
- C. c. fargoi:
Habitat
Forests and dry shrubland.
Behaviour
Diet
They forage on the ground, but there is no information available about what constitutes their diet.
Breeding
They construct a cup-shaped nest from small twigs and vine stems, with dry grass and spider web.
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/
- Avibase
- Jaramillo, A. (2020). Red-crested Finch (Coryphospingus cucullatus). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/62096 on 16 March 2020)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Red-crested Finch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Red-crested_Finch
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