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Blue Finch
Rhopospina caerulescens (Wied-Neuwied, M, 1830)
12 cmLength13 gWeight
Busiest months: October · Most records: Brazil
Where and when it's recorded
Busiest months: October · Most records: Brazil
Blue Finch has been recorded at 9 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.
Records by month Southern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Pompéu – apenas listas históricasBrazil138 records
- PN Serra da CanastraBrazil89 records
- PN Chapada dos GuimarãesBrazil50 records
More places
- PN Chapada dos Guimarães – Pousada do ParqueBrazil8 records
- Chapada dos Guimarães – Vale da BençãoBrazil7 records
- PARNA das EmasBrazil1 record
- Santuário do Caraça – apenas para listas históricasBrazil1 record
- Pantanal – Porto JofreBrazil1 record
- Poconé – Pousada PiuvalBrazil1 record
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
Questions
How big is the Blue Finch?
The Blue Finch is about 12 cm long and weighs around 13 g.
Where does the Blue Finch live?
Its breeding range: South America: northeastern Bolivia to eastern Brazil. It is most often recorded in Brazil.
When is the best time to see the Blue Finch?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in October (Southern Hemisphere).
Is the Blue Finch endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Blue Finch as Near Threatened.
What does the Blue Finch eat?
Main food: Seeds.
What family is the Blue Finch in?
It belongs to the family Tanagers & Allies (Thraupidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Length
- 12 cm
- Weight
- 13 g
- Habitat
- Grassland
- Diet
- Seeds
- Lifestyle
- Active on the ground
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Near Threatened
More measurements
- Wing
- 62 mm
- Tail
- 58 mm
- Bill
- 13 mm
- Tarsus
- 18 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
South America: northeastern Bolivia to eastern Brazil
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Tanagers & Allies Thraupidae
- Genus
- Rhopospina
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Cherry-throated TanagerNemosia rourei
Blue-backed TanagerCyanicterus cyanicterus
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