Birds of Ecuador

    PASSERIFORMES: Thraupidae (Tanagers & Allies)  
Genus: Haplospiza (1 species, 2 worldwide)



Slaty Finch
Slaty Finch (Haplospiza rustica) Male
Guadalupe, Panama  
   
Photograph by Mdf (Wikipedia)     Copyright and usage info

Slaty Finch
Slaty Finch (Haplospiza rustica rustica) Female
Rio Blanco Ecological Reserve, Manizales, Caldas, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Associated with bamboo. Possibly has regional migration, or wanders.
Globe-shaped nest with a roof and a side entrance, made of moss and fern.


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