Tanager Finch
Oreothraupis arremonops
Distinctive finch-like bird restricted to cloud forest Andes of western Colombia and northwestern Ecuador. Plumage is chestnut-brown with a black head and silvery stripes on face and crown. Sexes look alike. Typically encountered alone or in pairs; stays low in dense vegetation, often along roadsides, and does not join mixed-species flocks. Song is a high-pitched, buzzy series of notes which may be repeated many times in a row.
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Oreothraupis arremonops
- Authority
- (Sclater, PL, 1855)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Thraupidae
- Genus
- Oreothraupis
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
The population of the Tanager Finch bird was reported as decreasing in 2018. The number of mature Tanager Finch’s ranges from six thousand to one thousand five hundred. There are no conservation actions in place, other than conservation sites within their habitat range. They are currently considered not globally threatened, although they were previously vulnerable. <p>The Tanager Finch has many threats to its well being. The most common threats being from deforestation and urbanization. These threats include residential and commercial development, transportation corridors, and wood harvesting. Agriculture and aquaculture also present threats to the Tanager Finch. This is due to annual and perennial non-timber crops, plantations, and livestock farming.
- Population trend
- declining
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Distribution
Bird Calls
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