Pampa Finch (Embernagra platensis) | Photos, Calls and ID

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What the Pampa Finch sounds like

Sonogram of the Pampa Finch: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.

Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Salta: Vaqueros, 12 km N Salta, Argentina · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via xeno-canto

When to see the Pampa 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 Pampa Finch

Regular range

The map shades 5 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Argentina Uruguay Brazil Paraguay Bolivia

About the Pampa Finch

The Pampa finch, also known as the great Pampa-finch, is a species of bird. It was traditionally placed in the family Emberizidae but molecular phylogenetic studies have shown that it is a member of the tanager family Thraupidae.

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Easily confused with

Serra FinchEmbernagra longicaudaThe serra finch, also known as the pale-throated Pampa-finch, is a species of bird traditionally placed in the family Emberizidae, though recent research suggests it is either very close to the Thraupidae or even part thereof.

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