Patagonian sierra finch

Patagonian sierra finch
In Tierra del Fuego National Park, Argentina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Phrygilus
Species:
P. patagonicus
Binomial name
Phrygilus patagonicus
Lowe, 1923

The Patagonian sierra finch (Phrygilus patagonicus) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Argentina and Chile.

Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and temperate grassland.

Its diet consists mainly of seeds, flower parts, nectar, fruit, and insects,[2] but it has also been seen to forage on human refuse.[3]

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Phrygilus patagonicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22723075A94802458. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22723075A94802458.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ Egli, G., & J. Aguirre, C. 2000. Aves de Santiago. UNORCH, Santiago, Chile.
  3. ^ Crawshay, R. 1907. The birds of Tierra del Fuego. Bernard Quaritch, London, UK.


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