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Grey-hooded Sierra Finch

Phrygilus gayi

Least ConcernUncommonSeedsShrublandCavity nestSmall · 26 g
Grey-hooded Sierra Finch (Phrygilus gayi), photo 1
Photo: (c) Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová · cc-by
Grey-hooded Sierra Finch (Phrygilus gayi), photo 2
Photo: Allan Drewitt · CC BY 2.0
Grey-hooded Sierra Finch (Phrygilus gayi), photo 3
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Grey-hooded Sierra Finch (Phrygilus gayi), photo 4
Photo: Opisska · CC0
Grey-hooded Sierra Finch (Phrygilus gayi), photo 5
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada · CC BY 2.0
Grey-hooded Sierra Finch (Phrygilus gayi), photo 6
Photo: oliver.dodd · CC BY 2.0
Grey-hooded Sierra Finch (Phrygilus gayi), photo 7
Photo: oliver.dodd · CC BY 2.0
Grey-hooded Sierra Finch (Phrygilus gayi), photo 8
Photo: Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun (1755-1842)??? · Public domain
Grey-hooded Sierra Finch (Phrygilus gayi), photo 9
Photo: Julián Arias Maetschl · CC BY 4.0
Grey-hooded Sierra Finch (Phrygilus gayi), photo 10
Photo: Cristián Carrere from Santiago, Chile · CC BY 2.0

About the Grey-hooded Sierra Finch

The grey-hooded sierra finch is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

What the Grey-hooded Sierra Finch sounds like

Recording: steve · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Recording: steve · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Where it lives

Regular range
Chile Argentina

When to see it

Peak activity in November · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Patagonian Sierra Finch (Phrygilus patagonicus) Patagonian Sierra FinchPhrygilus patagonicusThe Patagonian sierra finch is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. Peruvian Sierra Finch (Phrygilus punensis) Peruvian Sierra FinchPhrygilus punensisThe Peruvian sierra finch is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. Black-hooded Sierra Finch (Phrygilus atriceps) Black-hooded Sierra FinchPhrygilus atricepsThe black-hooded sierra finch is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.

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