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Slaty Finch
Haplospiza rustica (Tschudi, 1844)
The slaty finch (Haplospiza rustica) is a bird species in the family Thraupidae (formerly in Emberizidae).
Most records: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Where and when it's recorded
Slaty Finch has been recorded at 95 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 8 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Reserva Ecológica Río Blanco – LodgeColombia173 records
- Loro Coroniazul ProAves ReserveColombia144 records
- Reserva Tapichalaca y Casa SimpsonEcuador122 records
More places
- Parque Natural ChicaqueColombia85 records
- Bellavista Cloud Forest LodgeEcuador74 records
- ACP Abra Patricia – Owlet LodgePeru69 records
- Chamicero del Perijá Proaves ReserveColombia60 records
- Cabañas San IsidroEcuador42 records
- Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge & Manu Paradise LodgePeru29 records
- Guango LodgeEcuador21 records
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.
About
The slaty finch (Haplospiza rustica) is a bird species in the family Thraupidae (formerly in Emberizidae).
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Questions
Where does the Slaty Finch live?
Its breeding range: Middle America, South America: southern Mexico to tepuis and central Bolivia. It is most often recorded in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
What family is the Slaty Finch in?
It belongs to the family Tanagers & Allies (Thraupidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
Range
Middle America, South America: southern Mexico to tepuis and central Bolivia
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Tanagers & Allies Thraupidae
- Genus
- Haplospiza
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Uniform FinchHaplospiza unicolor
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Hooded TanagerNemosia pileata
Cherry-throated TanagerNemosia rourei
Blue-backed TanagerCyanicterus cyanicterus
White-capped TanagerSericossypha albocristata
Scarlet-throated TanagerCompsothraupis loricata
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