Bay-chested Warbling-Finch Poospiza thoracica

Bay-chested Warbling-Finch Poospiza thoracica

Brazilian name: Peito-pinhão

Itatiaia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
November 2008

The Bay-chested Warbling-Finch is a Brazilian endemic distributed in south-east Brazil from eastern Minas Gerais to the north of Rio Grande do Sul. It is found in the scrubby margins of Atlantic Rain Forest at between 800 and 2,000 metres.

Its most distinctive feature is the broad chestnut band across the chest and along the flanks. The remaining underparts are white while the upperparts are grey. There is a white crescent below the eye and white edging to the wing feathers.

There are recordings on xeno-canto, a distribution map from NatureServe and additional information available via Avibase.

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