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The sooty-faced finch is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae, the New World sparrows. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, and Panama.
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The sooty-faced finch is 15 to 17 cm (5.9 to 6.7 in) long and weighs 37 to 40.5 g (1.3 to 1.4 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a rusty crown and a white down-sweeping "moustache" on an otherwise blackish gray head and nape. Their upperparts are dark olive-green and their wings and tail a slightly browner olive-green. Their upper breast, sides, and flanks are dark olive-green and their lower breast and belly yellow. They have a dark brown or chocolate-brown iris, a dark gray maxilla, a pale yellow or whitish mandible, and dark legs and feet. Voice: One sooty-faced finch song is a "high-pitched, thin, emphatic pseee-psééét". Another is a "high-pitched, thin whistled see see seeya sue sue sisi see". Its call is a "sharp, thin, whistled pu-pee".
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Where the Sooty-faced Finch lives
When to see the Sooty-faced Finch
Peak activity in March · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Golden-winged SparrowArremon schlegeliThe Golden-winged sparrow is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae that can found in Colombia and Venezuela.
Black-headed BrushfinchArremon atricapillusThe black-headed brushfinch is about 19 cm (7.5 in) long and weighs about 49.5 g (1.7 oz).
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