Alternative name: Gray-cheeked Grass-Finch
- Emberizoides ypiranganus
Identification
20 cm (7¾ in)
- Grey underparts
- Yellow lower mandible
- Long pointed tail
Distribution
South America: found in the marshes of South East Brazil, Uruguay, eastern Paraguay and north-eastern Argentina
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Found in wet to damp grassland
Behaviour
Diet
They forage on the ground, but no information about their diet is available.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Mar 2018)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Lesser Grass Finch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Lesser_Grass_Finch
