Habitat
Composite scrub, woodland and dry scrub-forest adjacent to Polylepis woodland and, at Zárate forest, in bushy undergrowth in the upper parts of mixed, dry woodland. From 2,350 - 3,800 m.
Western slope of Peruvian Andes from southern Cajamarca and La Libertad south to Lima and probably Ica.
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is 250 - 999 (2010) and decreasing.
Status EN
Habitat destruction and degradation through agricultural intensification is the main threat.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Rufous-breasted Warbling Finch (Poospiza rubecula) [XC6200]
by id from Bosque de Zarate, Lima, Peru (song)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
New molecular data indicate that genus forms a clade with the tanager (Thraupidae) genera Hemispingus and Thlypopsis, and that Compsospiza, which often subsumed within present genus, is sister to that clade. Closest relatives of present species uncertain and further study is required. Has been hypothesized that, on basis of plumage similarities, it is closely related to Compsospiza mountain-finches.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet