Pileated Finch (Coryphospingus pileatus)

Other Names (World)
Pileated Finch, Grey Pileated-finch, Gray Pileated-finch, Grey Pileated Finch

Family
Thraupidae (Tanagers)

Size
13.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Wied, 1821)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry shrubland. From sea-level - 1,200 m.

Range (Guide)

Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Venezuela.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
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Voice
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Grey Pileated Finch (Coryphospingus pileatus) [XC422158]
by Caio Brito from Santa Rita do Novo Destino, Goi\u00e1s, Ch\u00e1cara Jayrson, Brazil (song)

Grey Pileated Finch (Coryphospingus pileatus) [XC774833]
by Andrew Spencer from Po\u00e7\u00f5es, State of Bahia, Brazil (call)

Subspecies
Molecular data strongly indicate that genus belongs in tanager family (Thraupidae) and is sister to a group containing Lanio, Fulvous-crested Tanager (Maschalethraupis surinama), Trichothraupis and Eucometis. Sometimes considered conspecific with Red-crested Finch (Coryphospingus cucullatus). Hybrids between the two reported in Brazil.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

brevicaudus Cory, 1916 - Northern Colombia (Santa Marta Mts) and northern Venezuela from Zulia east, including Margarita I, to Sucre and south to northern Bol��var.
rostratus Miller, AH, 1947 - Upper Magdalena Valley, in Colombia.
pileatus (Wied, 1821) - Central and eastern Brazil from central Mato Grosso east to southern Maranh�o and Cear�, south to Goi�s, eastern Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro.

References
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Files:

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