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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute	Wedge-tailed Grass-finch	Black-capped Warbling-finch
Scientific Name	Emberizoides herbicola	Microspingus melanoleucus
Order	Passeriformes	Passeriformes
Family	Thraupidae	Thraupidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Least Concern
Length	—	—
Wingspan	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12.1 cm (4.8 in)
Weight	29.266666666666666 g (1.03 oz)	12.0 g (0.42 oz)
Diet	--	--
Clutch Size	2-3	3-4
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

None

Wedge-tailed Grass-finch only

🌾 Grassland

Black-capped Warbling-finch only

None

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Conservation Status

Least Concern

Wedge-tailed Grass-finch

Least Concern

Black-capped Warbling-finch

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About These Birds

Wedge-tailed Grass-finch

Black-capped Warbling-finch

The Black-capped Warbling-finch is a small, attractive finch of open Andean slopes and shrubby areas in Bolivia and northwestern Argentina, with males showing a bold black cap contrasting with white cheeks and underparts, and streaked grey-brown upperparts. It inhabits montane scrub, hedgerows, and the edges of cultivation at moderate to high elevations. It feeds on seeds and insects.

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