About the Paria Brushfinch
The Paria brushfinch is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows. It is endemic to Venezuela.
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The Paria brushfinch is about 19 cm (7.5 in) long. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a black crown with a hint of a gray stripe in the middle and a whitish supercilium that begins behind the eye. The rest of their face is black. The side of their neck is gray and that color extends down to meet the breast. Their upperparts, wings, and tail are olive-green. Their throat is white with a black band below it. The center of their breast and belly is white and their sides and flanks are gray with a greenish tinge on the last. Voice: The Paria brushfinch's song is "a high-pitched and sibilant éé-sit, ezzaweet...éé-sit...ezzaseet...ease-sit...tséé-a-teet..." that rambles without well-defined breaks.
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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
Perija BrushfinchArremon perijanusThe Perija brushfinch is about 19 cm (7.5 in) long.
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