Birds of the World

    PASSERIFORMES: Thraupidae (Tanagers & Allies)  
Genus: Rhopospina (4 species)


Band-tailed Sierra Finch
Band-tailed Sierra Finch (Rhopospina alaudina)
Range: SA: w, sw
Cotopaxi Province, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Carlos Henrique     Copyright and usage info

Band-tailed Sierra Finch
Band-tailed Sierra Finch (Rhopospina alaudina) Male
Range: SA: w, sw
San Antonio de Pichincha, Pichincha province, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.

A specialist of dry, sparsely vegetated areas (Athanas).

Blue Finch
Blue Finch (Rhopospina caerulescens) Male
Range: SA: ne Bolivia to e Brazil
Altiplano Leste, Brasilia, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Rodrigo Conte   © All Rights Reserved.

Blue Finch
Blue Finch (Rhopospina caerulescens) Immature
Range: SA: ne Bolivia to e Brazil
Santana do Riacho, Minas Gerais, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Rodrigo Conte   © All Rights Reserved.


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Carbonated Sierra Finch (Rhopospina carbonaria)
Range: SA: Argentina
   



Mourning Sierra Finch
Mourning Sierra Finch (Rhopospina fruticeti) Male
Range: SA: sw
Colca Canyon, Peru  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Mourning Sierra Finch
Mourning Sierra Finch (Rhopospina fruticeti) Female
Range: SA: sw
Colca Canyon, Peru  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

A bit larger than other Sierra Finches, and usually conspicuous. Note distinctive call.


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