Black-masked Finch

Coryphaspiza melanotis

Vulnerable · IUCN Red List

VUVulnerableOmnivoreGrasslandSmall · 16 g

When to see the Black-masked Finch

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Black-masked Finch

Regular range

The map shades 4 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Black-masked Finch

The black-masked finch is a species of South American bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is the only member of the genus Coryphaspiza. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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