Crimson-breasted Finch (Rhodospingus cruentus)

Other Names (World)
Crimson-breasted Finch, Crimson Finch, Crimson Finch-tanager

Family
Thraupidae (Tanagers)

Size
11 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Lesson, 1844)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry forest. From sea-level - 800 m.

Range (Guide)

Ecuador, Peru.

Western Ecuador (western Pichincha and Esmeraldas) southern along coastal slope and plain to north-western Peru (south to Piura and southern Lambayeque).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (17)...)

Crimson-breasted Finch (Rhodospingus cruentus) [XC692629]
by id from Ayampe River Delta, Manab\u00ed, Ecuador (call)

Crimson-breasted Finch (Rhodospingus) [XC243041]
by Niels Krabbe from Guayas: 3 km E Pacoa Beach, Ecuador (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Molecular data strongly indicate that genus belongs in tanager family (Thraupidae), and is sister to a group containing many members of Tachyphonus.

References
See References.

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