About the Cinnamon Warbling Finch
The cinnamon warbling finch is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It has mainly grayish upperparts, with a slate-gray head marked with a cinnamon crescent under the eye and supercilium, two white wingbars, and a chestnut patch across the center of the back. The underparts are largely cinnamon with a rufous breast and flanks. The average length is 13 cm (5.1 in) and the typical mass is around 12.5 g (0.44 oz).. The species is almost entirely found in the arid regions of Argentina, where it spends its breeding season. During the non-breeding season, it migrates to the north and east, possibly reaching as far as Uruguay, and tolerates more moist habitats.
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A medium-sized Poospiza finch, the cinnamon warbling finch has an average length of 13 cm (5.1 in) and a typical mass of around 12.5 g (0.44 oz). The upperparts are largely grayish in color, with two white wingbars formed by the white apices to the greater and median coverts. The wing coverts are gray to brownish-gray, while the rectrices are largely brownish-gray with white outer retrices. There is a prominent chestnut patch across the center of the back. The face is slate-gray, with the crescent under the eye and the supercilium both cinnamon-brown.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in May · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
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Bolivian Warbling FinchPoospiza bolivianaThe Bolivian warbling finch is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.
Cochabamba Mountain FinchPoospiza garleppiThe Cochabamba mountain finch is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.
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