Great Pampa-Finch
Embernagra platensis
Large finch with a long tail and strong orange-yellow bill. Mostly gray on the head, breast and neck, with a sooty mask and olive-green wings and tail. Different subspecies vary in the coloration of the back (gray or green) and vent (gray or cinnamon). Found in shrubby grasslands and marshes. The song is a high-pitched “pzzt–tcheewe.”
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Embernagra platensis
- Authority
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Thraupidae
- Genus
- Embernagra
Range and habitat
It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, temperate grassland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and swamps.
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- stable
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Distribution
Bird Calls
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