Emberizidae

Saltatricula multicolor Photo by Victor Merlino (Ecoregistros) Common name:many-coloured Chaco-finch (en); bico-de-pimenta-chaquenho (pt); saltatricule du Chaco (fr); pepitero chico (es); vielfarbenammer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species is found from south-eastern Bolivia and western Paraguay  south to northern Argentina, Uruguay and marginally into south-western Brazil.Size:These birds are 18 cm long and weigh 20-25 g.Habitat:This species is mostly…

Charitospiza eucosma Photo by Tancredo Maia (Flickr) Common name:coal-crested finch (en); mineirinho (pt); charitospize charbonnier (fr); monterita crestada (es); weißwangen-zwergkardinal (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species is patchily distributed across north-eastern and central Brazil, in central Piauí, southern Maranhão and south-eastern Pará south through Goiás, western Bahia and central Minas Gerais to south-eastern Mato Grosso and central…

Camarhynchus psittacula Photo by Ruben Heleno (Charles Darwin Foundation) Common name:large tree-finch (en); tentilhão-de-Darwin-papagaio (pt); géospize psittacin (fr); pinzón de Darwin lorito (es); papageischnabel-Darwinfink (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species is endemic to the Galapagos Islands, being found in Isabela, Santa Cruz, Santa Fé, Fernandina, Santiago, Floreana, Marchena, Pinta and Rábida. It is extinct on Pinzón.Size:These birds…

Coryphospingus cucullatus Photo by Dario Sanches (Wikipedia) Common name:red-crested finch (en); tico-tico-rei (pt); araguira rougeâtre (fr); brasita de fuego(es); haubenkronfink (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This South American species is found from northern Argentina north to central Brazil, Bolivia and Peru, also with isolated populations in northern Brazil and the Guyanas.Size:These birds are 13-14 cm long and weigh…

Melanodera melanodera Photo by Laurent Demongin (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:white-bridled finch (en); escrevedeira-de-sobrolho-branco (pt); mélanodère à sourcils blancs (fr); yal cejiblanco (es); schwarzkehl-ammerfink (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species is found in southern Argentina, from Santa Cruz to Tierra de Fuego, as well as in southern Magellanes in southern Chile and in the Falkland Islands.Size:These birds…

Atlapetes pallidiceps Photo by A. Sornoza (American Bird Conservancy) Common name:pale-headed brush-finch (en); tico-tico-cinzento (pt); tohi grisonnant (fr); saltón cabecipálido (es); blasskopf-buschammer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species is endemic to southern Ecuador, only being found in the río Jubones drainage, in Azuay and Loja.Size:These birds are16-16,5 cm long and weigh 28,5-35 g.Habitat:The pale-headed brush-finch is mostly…

Plectrophenax nivalis Photo by David Beadle (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:snow bunting (en); escrevedeira-das-neves (pt); plectrophane des neiges (fr); escribano nival (es); schneeammer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species breeds throughout the northernmost parts of Europe, Asia and North America, from Iceland and Scandinavia to northern Siberia and Kamchatka, in Alaska and northern Canada and along the…

Platyspiza crassirostris Photo by J. Podos (U. Mass. Amherst) Common name:vegetarian finch (en); tentilhão-de-Darwin-vegetariano (pt); géospiza crassirostre (fr); pinzón vegetariano (es); dickschnabel-Darwinfink (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species is endemic to the Galapagos islands, where it is currently found in the islands of San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, Floreana, Isabela, Marchena, Santiago, Pinta and Fernandina. In the past…