| Patagonian Sierra-finch Phrygilus patagonicus Chilean name: Cometocino patagónico |
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Chile November / December 2005 The Patagonian Sierra-finch is distributed from central Chile to Patagonia and into adjacent areas of Argentina. See the distribution map at xeno-canto. It is found in forest and at forest edges which is useful when distinguishing it from the similar Grey-hooded Sierra-finch P. gai found only in open areas. |
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It is brighter than the Grey-hooded Sierra-finch with much less white on the underparts mainly restricted to the undertail coverts. The male, seen here in photos 1, 3 and 4, has a bright, tawny back and a grey hood with black lores. The female, seen in photos 2 and 5 is much duller and without the throat stripes of the female Grey-headed. In fact it looks quite like a male Grey-hooded Sierra-finch. | |||
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