How do you identify a Plain-tailed Warbling Finch?

The plain-tailed warbling finch is a small bird weighing 24-28g. Full identification notes are on this page.

How big is a Plain-tailed Warbling Finch?

The Plain-tailed Warbling Finch is a small sized bird weighing about 24 g.

Where can you see a Plain-tailed Warbling Finch?

The Plain-tailed Warbling Finch is endemic to Peru, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Plain-tailed Warbling Finch?

The Plain-tailed Warbling Finch is most easily confused with the Three-striped Hemispingus, the Cinereous Warbling Finch and the Rusty-browed Warbling Finch.

Is the Plain-tailed Warbling Finch endangered?

The Plain-tailed Warbling Finch is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

Plain-tailed Warbling Finch

Microspingus alticola

Tanagers and Allies · Passeriformes · Legendary

The Plain-tailed Warbling Finch (Microspingus alticola) is a legendary tanager found only in Peru, weighing about 24 g. The plain-tailed warbling finch is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.

Near ThreatenedLegendaryEndemicEats invertebratesforest24 g

Plain-tailed Warbling Finch (Microspingus alticola), photo 1 — Photo: (c) David F. Belmonte, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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About the Plain-tailed Warbling Finch

The plain-tailed warbling finch is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is endemic to Peru.

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How to identify it

The plain-tailed warbling finch is a small bird weighing 24-28g. It has a grey back, wings, and tail, a white breast and belly with tawny flanks and undertail covert, a rufous malar stripe, a white moustache and supercilium, variably yellow lores, and a black cheek and crown with a slaty cap.

Where it lives

Peru

When to see it

The Plain-tailed Warbling Finch can be seen all year round, with peak activity in July. It is a resident species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a Plain-tailed Warbling Finch?: The plain-tailed warbling finch is a small bird weighing 24-28g. Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a Plain-tailed Warbling Finch?: The Plain-tailed Warbling Finch is a small sized bird weighing about 24 g.
Where can you see a Plain-tailed Warbling Finch?: The Plain-tailed Warbling Finch is endemic to Peru, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Plain-tailed Warbling Finch?: The Plain-tailed Warbling Finch is most easily confused with the Three-striped Hemispingus, the Cinereous Warbling Finch and the Rusty-browed Warbling Finch.
Is the Plain-tailed Warbling Finch endangered?: The Plain-tailed Warbling Finch is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

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