Tanager Finch (Oreothraupis arremonops)

Other Names (World)
Tanager Finch, Finch-like Tanager

Family
Passerellidae (New World Sparrows)

Size
20 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sclater, 1855)

Habitat
Thick undergrowth in primary humid forest. From 1,200 - 2,800 m, but most frequently between 2,300 - 2,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia (B), Ecuador (B).

Very patchily in western Andes of Colombia (Antioquia, Valle del Cauca, Cauca and Nari�o) and north-western Ecuador (Imbabura and Pichincha).

Population
Estimated population is 10,000 - 19,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status LC
Habitat destruction and degradation through logging, human settlement, cattle-grazing, coca cultivation and gold mining is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Song is a high-pitched series of sharp, thin 'tsip' notes. Foraging call is a sharp 'tsip' and thinner 'sink'. A soft frog-like whistle 'wert'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (44)...)

Tanager Finch (Oreothraupis arremonops) [XC276313]
by DANIEL OROZCO from Pichincha: Tandayapa ridge 3 km SSW Tandayapa, Ecuador (song)

Tanager Finch (Oreothraupis arremonops) [XC63813]
by Andrew Spencer from Bellavista Research Station, Mindo, Ecuador (song)

Subspecies
Relationships unclear. Originally thought to be a saltator (Saltator) in the cardinal family (Cardinalidae) on basis of thick bill, and has been considered a tanager (Thraupidae), yet aspects of plumage, behaviour, voice and nesting suggest affiliation with Atlapetes.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

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