The wedge-tailed grass finch (Emberizoides herbicola) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae; it was formerly placed in the Emberizidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
| Wedge-tailed grass finch | |
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| At a nature reserve in Piraju, Brazil | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Emberizoides |
| Species: | E. herbicola
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| Binomial name | |
| Emberizoides herbicola (Vieillot, 1817)
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| Synonyms | |
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Sylvia herbicola (protonym) | |
Its major range is in southeastern South America in southern Brazil, Bolivia, eastern Paraguay, and extreme northeast Argentina in the cerrado, pantanal, and southern caatinga; it also ranges into northern Colombia with central Venezuela, and the Atlantic coastal Guianas, as well as Ilha de Marajo at the Amazon River outlet. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and heavily degraded former forest.
Gallery
edit- Singing at a nature reserve in Piraju, Brazil
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References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Emberizoides herbicola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22723370A132022146. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22723370A132022146.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
External links
edit- Wedge-tailed grass finch videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Wedge-tailed grass finch photo gallery VIREO Photo
- Photo; Article – geometer–"Brazil Photos"
