Rufous-backed Inca-finch (Incaspiza personata)

Other Names (World)
Rufous-backed Inca-Finch, Rufous-backed Inca-sparrow, Rufous-backed Inca Finch

Family
Thraupidae (Tanagers)

Size
17 - 18 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Salvin, 1895)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical high altitude shrubland. From 1,800 - 3,000 m, occasionally up to 4,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Peru.

Upper Mara��n Valley in southern Cajamarca, eastern La Libertad, north-eastern Ancash and western Hu�nuco, in north-western Peru.

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 (13)...)

Rufous-backed Inca Finch (Incaspiza personata) [XC224668]
by Manuel Roncal- Rabanal from Huaylas, Ancash, Peru (call)

Rufous-backed Inca Finch (Incaspiza personata) [XC43682]
by Andrew Spencer from road to Huaylas, Ancash, Peru (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Forms a superspecies, and sometimes considered conspecific, with Great Inca-finch (Incaspiza pulchra) and Grey-winged Inca-finch (Incaspiza ortizi).

References
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