Great Pampa-Finch (Embernagra platensis)

Other Names (World)
Great Pampa-Finch, Red-billed Pampa-finch, Olive Pampa-finch (olivascens), Pampa Finch

Family
Thraupidae (Tanagers)

Size
22 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gmelin, 1789)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical seasonally wet / flooded grassland. From sea-level - 2,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay (B).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (23)...)

Pampa Finch (Embernagra platensis) [XC736325]
by Franco Vushurovich from Pouso Redondo, Santa Catarina, Brazil (song)

Pampa Finch (Embernagra platensis) [XC272849]
by Peter Boesman from Miramar east side, C\u00f3rdoba, Argentina (song)

Subspecies
Molecular data indicate that genus is sister to Emberizoides, and both appear to belong in tanager family (Thraupidae). This species sometimes placed in Emberizoides. Western "olivascens group" may merit elevation to species rank. In Argentina, nominate subspecies may be sympatric with gossei in C�rdoba, but no details available.

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

olivascens d'Orbigny, 1839 - South-eastern Bolivia (La Paz, Cochabamba and western Santa Cruz south to eastern Potos�� and western Tarija), western Paraguay, and north-western Argentina (Salta and Jujuy east to central Formosa, south through C�rdoba).
catamarcana Nores, 1986 - Central Catamarca, in north-western Argentina.
gossei Chubb, C, 1918 - West-central Argentina (Mendoza, San Juan and San Luis).
platensis (Gmelin, 1789) - Lowlands of Beni, in northern Bolivia; central and eastern Paraguay, eastern Argentina (eastern Formosa, Chaco and Misiones south to R��o Negro), south-eastern Brazil (southern from Minas Gerais) and Uruguay.

References
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Files:

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