- Poospiza cabanisi
Microspingus cabanisi
Identification
15 cm (6 in)
Head and throat grey contrasting with reddish-brown back, strong white supercilium, cinnamon-rufous flanks,
Similar Species
They have much less white in tail and wings than similar Buff-throated Warbling Finch.
Distribution
South America: found in Argentina, Brazil (south of Sao Paulo), Paraguay, and Uruguay.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
It was formerly considered conspecific with Buff-throated Warbling Finch.
Habitat
Riparian and gallery forests, forest edges, shrubland and backyards. Occurs from sea level up to about 500 m.
Behaviour
A quick and active bird.
Diet
Their diet consists of seeds and invertebrates.
Breeding
The make a cup-shaped nest from plant fibres to hold their clutch of 3 eggs, which are bluish-green with black blotches.
Vocalisation
Calls and songs differ between the two subspecies.
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 July 2014 and May 2018)
- SACC proposal to split the two forms into two species
- BF member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Gray-throated Warbling Finch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Gray-throated_Warbling_Finch
