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[[Image:Plumbeous_Sierra_Finch.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Male<br />Photo &copy; by '''[http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/member.php?uid=11322 Valère CLAVERIE]''' <br />Parinacota, [[Chile]], November 2006]]
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[[Image:Plumbeous_Sierra_Finch.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male<br />Photo by [http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/member.php?uid=11322 Valère CLAVERIE] <br/>Photographed: Parinacota, [[Chile]], November 2006]]
 
 
;[[:Category:Phrygilus|Phrygilus]] unicolor
 
;[[:Category:Phrygilus|Phrygilus]] unicolor
  
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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14·5 cm (5¾ in)<br />
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Male
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*Grey head and upperparts
  
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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[[Argentina]], [[Bolivia]], [[Chile]], [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], and [[Venezuela]].
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[[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], [[Chile]], [[Argentina]]
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=2201010#post2201010 This thread] discusses a recent (2011) phylogenetic study of the genus.
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====Subspecies====
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[[Image:Plumbeous Sierra-Finch Geospizopsis unicolor inca Female Abra Malaga Peru.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female, subspecies ''inca''<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}} <br />Abra Malaga, Ollantaytambo, Cusco Department, [[Peru]], September 2018]]
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There are 6 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
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*''G. u. nivaria'':
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:*North East [[Colombia]] (Santa Marta Mountains) and Andes of north-western [[Venezuela]]
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*''G. u. geospizopsis'':
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:*East and Central Andes of Colombia and [[Ecuador]]
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*''G. u. inca'':
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:*Andes of [[Peru]] to western [[Bolivia]] (La Paz)
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*''G. u. unicolor'':
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:*Andes of south-western Peru (Tacna) to southern [[Chile]] and western [[Argentina]]
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*''G. u. tucumana'':
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:*Andes of Bolivia and north-western Argentina
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*''G. u. ultima'':
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:*Mountains of southern Argentina (Tierra del Fuego)
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==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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Subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland and pastureland.
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Open and grassy high altitude habitats.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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[[Image:Female-Plumbeous-SF-P106018_by_njlarsen.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female (click on image to see larger version)<br />Photo by {{user|njlarsen|njlarsen}} <br/>Photographed: Yeso Valley, [[Chile]], November 2009]]
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====Diet====
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They forage on the ground for seeds. They will take some invertebrates, especially when feeding their young.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#Avibase
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2019)
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#[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=2201010#post2201010 This thread] discusses a recent (2011) phylogenetic study of the genus.
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{{Ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Phrygilus+unicolor}}  
 
{{GSearch|Phrygilus+unicolor}}  
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Phrygilus]]
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Phrygilus]]

Revision as of 23:26, 21 January 2019

Male
Photo © by Valère CLAVERIE
Parinacota, Chile, November 2006
Phrygilus unicolor

Identification

14·5 cm (5¾ in)
Male

  • Grey head and upperparts

Distribution

South America: found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina

Taxonomy

Subspecies

Female, subspecies inca
Photo © by Stanley Jones
Abra Malaga, Ollantaytambo, Cusco Department, Peru, September 2018

There are 6 subspecies[1]:

  • G. u. nivaria:
  • G. u. geospizopsis:
  • East and Central Andes of Colombia and Ecuador
  • G. u. inca:
  • G. u. unicolor:
  • Andes of south-western Peru (Tacna) to southern Chile and western Argentina
  • G. u. tucumana:
  • Andes of Bolivia and north-western Argentina
  • G. u. ultima:
  • Mountains of southern Argentina (Tierra del Fuego)

Habitat

Open and grassy high altitude habitats.

Behaviour

Diet

They forage on the ground for seeds. They will take some invertebrates, especially when feeding their young.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Avibase
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2019)
  4. This thread discusses a recent (2011) phylogenetic study of the genus.

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