How big is a Great Inca Finch?

The Great Inca Finch is a small sized bird weighing about 28 g.

Where can you see a Great Inca Finch?

The Great Inca Finch is endemic to Peru, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Great Inca Finch?

The Great Inca Finch is most easily confused with the Buff-bridled Inca Finch, the Little Inca Finch and the Grey-winged Inca Finch.

Is the Great Inca Finch endangered?

The Great Inca Finch is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Great Inca Finch

Incaspiza pulchra

Tanagers and Allies · Passeriformes · Rare

The Great Inca Finch (Incaspiza pulchra) is a rare tanager found only in Peru, weighing about 28 g. The great Inca finch is a species of passerine bird in the tanager family Thraupidae.

Least ConcernRareEndemicEats omnivoreshrubland28 g

Great Inca Finch (Incaspiza pulchra), photo 1 — Photo: (c) capacoscar, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Great Inca Finch (Incaspiza pulchra), photo 2 — Photo: (c) Annika Lindqvist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Great Inca Finch (Incaspiza pulchra), photo 3 — Photo: (c) Martin Vallejos, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Great Inca Finch (Incaspiza pulchra), photo 4 — Photo: (c) Monics Paredes, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Great Inca Finch (Incaspiza pulchra), photo 5 — Photo: (c) Annika Lindqvist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Great Inca Finch (Incaspiza pulchra), photo 6 — Photo: (c) scaup, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Great Inca Finch (Incaspiza pulchra), photo 7 — Photo: (c) David F. Belmonte, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Great Inca Finch (Incaspiza pulchra), photo 8 — Photo: (c) Annika Lindqvist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Great Inca Finch (Incaspiza pulchra), photo 9 — Photo: (c) capacoscar, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Great Inca Finch

The great Inca finch is a species of passerine bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It was traditionally placed in the family Emberizidae. It is endemic to Peru.

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Where it lives

Peru

When to see it

Best months: January, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in July. It is a resident species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Great Inca Finch look like?: The great Inca finch is a species of passerine bird in the tanager family Thraupidae.
How big is a Great Inca Finch?: The Great Inca Finch is a small sized bird weighing about 28 g.
Where can you see a Great Inca Finch?: The Great Inca Finch is endemic to Peru, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Great Inca Finch?: The Great Inca Finch is most easily confused with the Buff-bridled Inca Finch, the Little Inca Finch and the Grey-winged Inca Finch.
Is the Great Inca Finch endangered?: The Great Inca Finch is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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