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 LC    Lesser Grass-finch* Id (Atlas):
    Emberizoides ypiranganus

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Lesser Grass-finch, Grey-cheeked Grass-Finch, Gray-cheeked Grass-Finch, Lesser Ground-finch, Lesser Grass Finch

Family
Thraupidae (Tanagers)

Size
18 cm

First Described (Guide)
Ihering, 1907

Habitat
Temperate grasslands, inland wetlands. From sea-level - 1,100 m.

Range (Guide)
Argentina (B), Brazil (B), Paraguay (B), Uruguay (B).

Paraguay (largely east of R Paraguay), north-eastern Argentina (eastern Formosa, eastern Chaco, north-eastern Santa Fe, Corrientes and eastern Entre Rí­os), south-eastern Brazil (southern Minas Gerais, southern Sío Paulo, south-western Rio de Janeiro and southern Paraná south to Rio Grande do Sul) and northern and central Uruguay.
 
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 (2)...)

 
Lesser Grass Finch (Emberizoides ypiranganus) [XC510915]
     by id from Barra do Quara\u00ed, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (call)

 
Lesser Grass Finch (Emberizoides ypiranganus) [XC507865]
     by GABRIEL LEITE from Chapad\u00e3o do C\u00e9u, Chapad\u00e3o do C\u00e9u, Goi\u00e1s, Brazil (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Molecular data indicate that genus is sister to Embernagra, and both appear to belong in tanager family (Thraupidae). Sometimes treated as conspecific with Wedge-tailed Grass-finch (Emberizoides herbicola), with which it was formerly confused.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Lesser Grass-finch (Emberizoides ypiranganus) - 10 files


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