Cinereous Finch (Piezorina cinerea)

Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae IUCN Status: Least Concern

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Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Piura, Peru

cinereous_finch
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Piura, Peru

cinereous_finch
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Piura, Peru

cinereous_finch
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Piura, Peru


Identification & Behavior: ~16.5 cm (6.4 in). The Cinereous Finch is all gray with black around the base of the bill. The bill and legs are yellow-orange. The juvenile is gray-brown with dull orange bill and legs. It forages in semi-open forest, scrub, deciduous, and desert-like habitats with scattered trees. It is similar to the Slender-billed Finch but is distinguished by larger size and thicker bill. There is no known range overlap between these two species.

Status: Endemic. The Cinereous Finch is common in the northwestern lowlands. It generally occurs away from continuous forests.

Name in Spanish: Fringilo Cinéreo.

Sub-species: Cinereous Finch (Piezorina cinerea), (Lafresnaye), 1843.

Meaning of Name: Piezorina: Gr. piezo= to crush and rhis, rhinos= nose. cinerea: L. cinis, cineris= ashes. cinereus= ash-grey, ash-coloured.

See more of the Family Thraupidae   peru aves

Distribution Map
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References:

    • Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum.  http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 03/01/2016.