Pale-throated Serra-Finch - Embernagra longicauda

Pale-throated Pampa-finch Embernagra longicauda
(aka Pale-throated Serra-finch)

Brazilian name: Rabo-mole-da-serra

Pale-throated Serra-Finch, Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil, October 2008 - click for larger image

The Pale-throated Pampa-finch is a Brazilian endemic and is classified as Near-threatened by Birdlife International

It is found in campos rupestres or high serra grassland and scrub in the interior of Bahia and Minas Gerais. It is normally between 700 and 1300 metres above sea level.

It has a long, narrow tail, a narrow, broken white eye-ring interrupted at front and rear, a white throat and light grey underparts. The mandible is yellow.

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

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