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Photo by PaulvanGiersbergen
Photographed: La Higuera, Bolivia, July 2013
Poospiza boliviana

Identification

15–16 cm

  • Greyish-brown upper parts
  • Small pointed bill

Distribution

South America: found in the Andes of Bolivia and adjacent north-western Argentina (Jujuy).

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Montane scrub.

Behaviour

Diet

They forage under dense shrubbery, singly or in pairs and occasionally with other finches. It is thought they eat insects and seeds.

References

  1. 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/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2014)

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