Red-backed Sierra Finch (Idiopsar dorsalis) | Photos, Calls and ID

Least Concern

Red-backed Sierra Finch (Idiopsar dorsalis), photo 1 — Photo: Gabriel Reinoso Franchino · CC BY 4.0

Red-backed Sierra Finch (Idiopsar dorsalis), photo 2 — Photo: Charlie O'Brien · CC0

Red-backed Sierra Finch (Idiopsar dorsalis), photo 3 — Photo: Charlie O'Brien · CC0

Red-backed Sierra Finch (Idiopsar dorsalis), photo 4 — Photo: Charlie O'Brien · CC0

Red-backed Sierra Finch (Idiopsar dorsalis), photo 5 — Photo: Charlie O'Brien · CC0

Red-backed Sierra Finch (Idiopsar dorsalis), photo 6 — Photo: Charlie O'Brien · CC0

Red-backed Sierra Finch (Idiopsar dorsalis), photo 7 — Photo: Charlie O'Brien · CC0

Red-backed Sierra Finch (Idiopsar dorsalis), photo 8 — Photo: Hugo Hulsberg · CC0

Red-backed Sierra Finch (Idiopsar dorsalis), photo 9 — Photo: Hugo Hulsberg · CC0

Red-backed Sierra Finch (Idiopsar dorsalis), photo 10 — Photo: Peter T. Rühr · CC BY 4.0

About the Red-backed Sierra Finch

The red-backed sierra finch is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.

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

Where the Red-backed Sierra Finch lives

Regular range

Argentina Chile Bolivia

When to see the Red-backed Sierra Finch

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

Easily confused with

White-throated Sierra FinchIdiopsar erythronotusThe white-throated sierra finch is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.

Boulder FinchIdiopsar brachyurusThe boulder finch or short-tailed finch is a species of bird previously placed in the family Emberizidae, but it appears to be related to the sierra finches Phrygilus of the tanager family Thraupidae and is now placed there.

Glacier FinchIdiopsar speculiferThe glacier finch, also known as the white-winged diuca finch and glacier bird, is a species of bird in the tanager family Thraupidae.

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