- Phrygilus gayi
Identification
15·5–16·5 cm
Should always have white around legs, where Patagonian Sierra-Finch has yellow.
Distribution
Chile and southernmost Argentina. Southern populations are migratory.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Three subspecies are recognized[1]:
- P. g. gayi:
- Andes of northern Chile (Coquimbo to Colchagua)
- P. g. minor:
- Coastal Chile (Atacama to Santiago)
- P. g. caniceps:
- Southern Chile and Argentina to Tierra del Fuego
Habitat
In central Chile found in subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, as well as high altitude open areas. In southernmost Chile and Argentina mainly in open areas.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mainly of seeds and some invertebrates. They are thought to eat fruit at times as well.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Alvaro Jaramillo. 2003. Birds of Chile. Princeton Field Guides. ISBN 0-691-11740-3
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Gray-hooded Sierra Finch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Gray-hooded_Sierra_Finch
