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- Piezorina cinerea
Identification
Distribution
South America: found in arid coastal north-western Peru (Tumbes to La Libertad). Has been recorded in Ecuador as a vagrant.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Arid areas often on sandy ground with shrub and sometimes small trees. Found from the coast to 300 m asl.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Ridgely, R.S., & P.J. Greenfield (2001). "The Birds of Ecuador - Field Guide". Comstock/Cornell Paperbacks. ISBN 978-0-8014-8721-7
- Schulenberg, T. S. & Stotz, D. F. & Lane, D. F. & O'Neill, J. P. & Parker III, T. A. & Egg, A. B. (2010). Birds of Peru: Revised and Updated Edition. Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691130231
- Jaramillo, A. (2020). Cinereous Finch (Piezorina cinerea), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.cinfin1.01
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Cinereous Finch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 14 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cinereous_Finch
