White-bridled Finch (Melanodera melanodera)

Other Names (World)
White-bridled Finch, Canary-winged Finch, Black-throated Finch, Falkland Black-throated Finch (melanodera)

Family
Thraupidae (Tanagers)

Size
14 - 15 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Habitat
Temperate dry grasslands, pastures, agricultural land, and around settlements. From sea-level - 580 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina (B), Chile (B), Falkland Islands (Malvinas) (B).

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 (12)...)

White-bridled Finch (Melanodera melanodera) [XC59953]
by Sofia Wasylyk from O'Higgins, Magallanes, XII Region, Chile (song)

White-bridled Finch (Melanodera melanodera) [XC61683]
by Sofia Wasylyk from Islas Malvinas, Falklands Islands, United Kingdom (song)

Subspecies
Likely that genus belongs within tanager family (Thraupidae), but molecular data needed to support this assertion. Some morphological and plumage features suggest relationship with Rowettia. Subspecies well differentiated, geographically isolated from each other, and perhaps better treated as two separate species. Further research is required.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

princetoniana (Scott, 1900) - Southern Chile (Magallanes) and southern Argentina (Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego).
melanodera (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) - Falkland Is.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for White-bridled Finch (Melanodera melanodera) - 10 files

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