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What the Tanager Finch sounds like
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This bird is commonly around 20-30 cm. It is a small and bulky bird with a short, black beak. It has a black head with a white colored strip running towards its back. Tanager finches have a white stomach, which contrasts its rust or light orange body color, and dark brown legs. It has a proportional tail, which is a rust color that is slightly darker than its body. The male and female species of this bird look the same. Voice: The tanager finch's song is high pitched. It typically begins with three to five congested notes and then continues into a stilting chatter. It has been described as sounding like "tzz tzz tzzz tz-zz-zz-tz tz tz tz tz tz". The song gets stronger up to the very end. It also gets longer and more complex as it goes on.
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When to see the Tanager Finch
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Tanager Finch
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Tanager Finch
The tanager finch is a songbird species. In spite of its common name, it is neither a tanager nor a finch, but a New World sparrow, having been moved to that family after variously being placed in either the Emberizidae or the true tanager family Thraupidae. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Oreothraupis. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Easily confused with
Bolivian BrushfinchAtlapetes rufinuchaThe Bolivian brushfinch is about 17 cm (6.7 in) long and weighs about 21 to 22 g (0.74 to 0.78 oz).
White-browed BrushfinchArremon torquatusThe white-browed brushfinch is about 19 cm (7.5 in) long and weighs 30 to 36 g (1.1 to 1.3 oz).
Fulvous-headed BrushfinchAtlapetes fulvicepsThe fulvous-headed brushfinch is about 17 cm (6.7 in) long.
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