About the Crimson-breasted Finch
The crimson-breasted finch, is a species of small finch-like bird native to woodland and scrub of western Ecuador and adjacent north-western Peru. It is the only member of the genus Rhodospingus. It has traditionally been placed in the family Emberizidae, but molecular phylogenetic studies have shown that it belongs to the tanager family Thraupidae. It is strongly sexually dichromatic, with males being blackish above and rich orange-red below and on the crown, while females are overall dull greyish-buff.
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The crimson-breasted finch is a small finch, 11 cm long and weighing 11.6 g on average. It has a short-tailed appearance and a long, slender, relatively straight bill. The male's head is blackish, and it has a bright red coronal patch. Its upperparts, wings, and tail are blackish, while the throat is red, intensifying to crimson on the breast and fading to a less intense red on the lower breast and belly. The vent and undertail-coverts are often whitish with a pink wash. Fresh plumage exhibits olive feather tips on the back, nape, and occasionally the face.
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What the Crimson-breasted Finch sounds like
Where the Crimson-breasted Finch lives
When to see the Crimson-breasted Finch
Peak activity in January · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Turquoise DacnisDacnis hartlaubiThe turquoise dacnis is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.
Nicaraguan Seed FinchSporophila nuttingiThe Nicaraguan seed finch is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.
Fulvous Shrike-TanagerLanio fulvusThe fulvous shrike-tanager is a South American bird in the tanager family Thraupidae.
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