Family Tanagers (Thraupidae)
Least Concern
Bolivian Warbling-finch (Poospiza boliviana)
Taxonomy
French: Chipiu de Bolivie German: Zimtbrust-Finkentangare Spanish: Monterita boliviana
Taxonomy:
Poospiza boliviana
Sharpe
, 1888,Bolivia
.Distribution:
Andes of W Bolivia (La Paz, Cochabamba, W Santa Cruz, W Chuquisaca and W Tarija) and extreme NW Argentina (N Salta).
Descriptive notes
15–16 cm. A standard-shaped warbling-finch with relatively small and pointed bill. Plumage is greyish-brown above, with slightly more greyish crown, dark grey face... read more
Voice
Song not formally described. Call a sharp “twiip”.
Habitat
Dry and semi-humid scrub, including open woodland, sometimes with Polylepis bushes, scrub... read more
Food and feeding
Behaviour suggests diet of arthropods and seeds. Forages on ground and in dense shrubbery. Singly and in pairs; also with other finches... read more
Breeding
Singing reported in Mar and juveniles seen in Apr. No other information.
Movements
Sedentary.
Status and conservation
Not globally threatened. Rare to uncommon. Previously thought to be confined to Bolivia, but recently recorded in extreme NW Argentina. Occurs in three protected areas in... read more
Monotypic.