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What the Boulder Finch sounds like
When to see the Boulder Finch
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Boulder Finch
The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Boulder Finch
The boulder finch or short-tailed finch is a species of bird previously placed in the family Emberizidae, but it appears to be related to the sierra finches Phrygilus of the tanager family Thraupidae and is now placed there.
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Easily confused with
White-throated Sierra FinchIdiopsar erythronotusThe white-throated sierra finch is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.
Red-backed Sierra FinchIdiopsar dorsalisThe red-backed sierra finch is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.
Glacier FinchIdiopsar speculiferThe glacier finch, also known as the white-winged diuca finch and glacier bird, is a species of bird in the tanager family Thraupidae.
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