Typical Warbling-Finches and Allies
Poospiza
Poospiza is a genus of finch-like birds in the tanager family Thraupidae that are found in both the South American lowlands and the Andes mountains. Generally they are arboreal feeders in light woodland and scrub. All have extensive grey to their plumage, and have—often bold—white or rufous markings.
10 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 10 known species
Black-and-rufous Warbling-Finch
speciesPoospiza nigrorufa
Cinnamon Warbling-Finch
speciesPoospiza ornata
Collared Warbling-Finch
speciesPoospiza hispaniolensis
Black-and-chestnut Warbling-Finch
speciesPoospiza whitii
Tucuman Mountain-Finch
speciesPoospiza baeri
Cochabamba Mountain-Finch
speciesPoospiza garleppi
Bolivian Warbling-Finch
speciesPoospiza boliviana
Rufous-breasted Warbling-Finch
speciesPoospiza rubecula
Rufous-browed Hemispingus
speciesPoospiza rufosuperciliaris
Slaty-backed Hemispingus
speciesPoospiza goeringi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 979912.