Plumbeous Sierra Finch (Geospizopsis unicolor) | Photos, Calls and ID

Least ConcernUncommonSeedsGrasslandCavity nestSmall · 22 g

Plumbeous Sierra Finch (Geospizopsis unicolor), photo 1 — Photo: desertnaturalist · CC BY 4.0

Plumbeous Sierra Finch (Geospizopsis unicolor), photo 2 — Photo: Allan Drewitt · CC BY 2.0

Plumbeous Sierra Finch (Geospizopsis unicolor), photo 3 — Photo: Allan Drewitt · CC BY 2.0

Plumbeous Sierra Finch (Geospizopsis unicolor), photo 4 — Photo: Don Henise · CC BY 2.0

Plumbeous Sierra Finch (Geospizopsis unicolor), photo 5 — Photo: Don Henise · CC BY 2.0

Plumbeous Sierra Finch (Geospizopsis unicolor), photo 6 — Photo: (c) Esteban Poveda, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Plumbeous Sierra Finch (Geospizopsis unicolor), photo 7 — Photo: (c) Esteban Poveda, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Plumbeous Sierra Finch (Geospizopsis unicolor), photo 8 — Photo: (c) Esteban Poveda, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Plumbeous Sierra Finch (Geospizopsis unicolor), photo 9 — Photo: (c) Esteban Poveda, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Plumbeous Sierra Finch (Geospizopsis unicolor), photo 10 — Photo: (c) Ariadna Tripaldi, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Plumbeous Sierra Finch

The plumbeous sierra finch is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.

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

What the Plumbeous Sierra Finch sounds like

Recording: Niels Krabbe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Where it lives

Regular range

Ecuador Colombia Peru Chile Argentina Bolivia Venezuela

When to see it

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

Easily confused with

Ash-breasted Sierra FinchGeospizopsis plebejusA small sierra-finch with a short tail, measuring 11–11.5 cm (4.3–4.5 in) in length and weighing 13–17.4 g (0.46–0.61 oz).

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