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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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[[South America]]: found in arid scrub of south-western [[Ecuador]] and western [[Peru]]. | [[South America]]: found in arid scrub of south-western [[Ecuador]] and western [[Peru]]. | ||
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
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Their main diet consists mostly of invertebrates. They usually forage in pairs either low in the trees or on or close to the ground in dense vegetation. | Their main diet consists mostly of invertebrates. They usually forage in pairs either low in the trees or on or close to the ground in dense vegetation. | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:25, 25 June 2018
Male
Photo by Stanley Jones
Reserva National Lomas de Lachay, Huaura Department, Lima Region, Peru, January 2017
Photo by Stanley Jones
Reserva National Lomas de Lachay, Huaura Department, Lima Region, Peru, January 2017
- Poospiza hispaniolensis
Identification
13·5 cm (5¼ in)
Male
- Grey crown
- Black stripes on crown sides
Distribution
Female
Photo by Stanley Jones
Reserva National Lomas de Lachay, Huaura Department, Lima Region, Peru, August 2017
Photo by Stanley Jones
Reserva National Lomas de Lachay, Huaura Department, Lima Region, Peru, August 2017
South America: found in arid scrub of south-western Ecuador and western Peru.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Desert and riparian scrub, generally near water with a dense shrub layer. Also farmland. Observed at heights of 2700m.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists mostly of invertebrates. They usually forage in pairs either low in the trees or on or close to the ground in dense vegetation.
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 May 2017)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Collared Warbling Finch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 16 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Collared_Warbling_Finch
