Black-and-rufous Warbling-finch (Poospiza nigrorufa)

Black-and-rufous Warbling-finch Poospiza nigrorufa

Brazil

The Black-and-rufous Warbling-finch is distributed from central Argentina through south-east Paraguay and Uruguay into south-east Brazil. It is found in shrubs, trees and gardens and is often associated with water. See the distribution map at xeno-canto.

Many authorities, such as the AOU lump this species with Black-and-chestnut Warbling-finch Poospiza whitii

Black-and-rufous Warbling-finch, Urupema, Santa Caterina, Brazil, October 2022 - click for larger image

Upperparts are browny-grey while underparts are cinnamon-rufous with white in the centre of the belly. The cheeks are dark and there is a whitish superciliary.

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