Black-hooded Sierra-finch vs Azure-shouldered Tanager

Phrygilus atriceps verglichen mit Tangara cyanoptera

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Merkmal Black-hooded Sierra-finch Azure-shouldered Tanager
Wissenschaftlicher Name Phrygilus atriceps Tangara cyanoptera
Ordnung Passeriformes Passeriformes
Familie Thraupidae Thraupidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 18,9 cm (7.4 in) 19,2 cm (7.6 in)
Gewicht 24,15 g (0.85 oz) 43,0 g (1.52 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1-3 2-3
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Habitat Comparison

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Black-hooded Sierra-finch

Least Concern

Azure-shouldered Tanager

About These Birds

Black-hooded Sierra-finch

The Black-hooded Sierra-finch is a compact, ground-dwelling finch; males have a black hood, gray body, and rufous-brown upperwings, while females are more streaked brown. It inhabits high-altitude grasslands, rocky slopes, and puna scrub in the Andes from Peru south to northwestern Argentina, typically above 3,000 meters. It forages on the ground for seeds and insects.

Azure-shouldered Tanager

The Azure-shouldered Tanager is a tanager endemic to the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil, weighing about 43g with a wingspan of 19.2cm. It has green plumage with striking azure-blue shoulder patches and forages in the forest canopy and edges. It feeds on fruit, nectar, and insects, often in mixed-species flocks.

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