Slaty Finch (Haplospiza rustica) | Photos, Calls and ID

Least ConcernRareSeedsSmall · 16 g

Slaty Finch (Haplospiza rustica), photo 1 — Photo: Zihao Wang · CC BY 4.0

Slaty Finch (Haplospiza rustica), photo 2 — Photo: Zihao Wang · CC BY 4.0

Slaty Finch (Haplospiza rustica), photo 3 — Photo: Esteban Poveda · CC BY 4.0

Slaty Finch (Haplospiza rustica), photo 4 — Photo: Tommy Andriollo · CC BY 4.0

Slaty Finch (Haplospiza rustica), photo 5 — Photo: Tommy Andriollo · CC BY 4.0

Slaty Finch (Haplospiza rustica), photo 6 — Photo: Tommy Andriollo · CC BY 4.0

Slaty Finch (Haplospiza rustica), photo 7 — Photo: Tommy Andriollo · CC BY 4.0

Slaty Finch (Haplospiza rustica), photo 8 — Photo: Nicolás Baresch Uribe · CC BY 4.0

Slaty Finch (Haplospiza rustica), photo 9 — Photo: Nicolás Baresch Uribe · CC BY 4.0

Slaty Finch (Haplospiza rustica), photo 10 — Photo: Christoph Moning · CC BY 4.0

About the Slaty Finch

The slaty finch is a bird species in the family Thraupidae.

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

What the Slaty Finch sounds like

Recording: Andres Felipe Espinosa · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

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

Where it lives

Regular rangeRare visitor

Colombia Ecuador Peru Costa Rica Panama Venezuela Bolivia Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua

Recorded as a rare visitor in El Salvador.

When to see it

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

Easily confused with

Uniform FinchHaplospiza unicolorThe uniform finch is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.

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