Adult female © Pablo Re
Female/immature © Carlos Maure
Adult male © Carlos Maure
Female/immature © Carlos Maure
+ 3
Adult male © Mauricio Schmithalter
Adult male © Hernán Rojo

Black-crested Finch Lophospingus pusillus

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Identification

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Striking and distinctive small finch-like tanager of the Chaco desert from central Argentina to W Paraguay and S Bolivia. Prefers open cactus and thorn woodland, often near roads and settlements. Generally in pairs or small groups. Range overlaps with Gray-crested finch in southern Bolivia. Juveniles of these two species are similar but note Black-ctrested’s broad supercilium.

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