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Least Concern

Cinereous Warbling Finch

Microspingus cinereus

Cinereous Warbling Finch (Microspingus cinereus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.

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The Cinereous Warbling Finch (Microspingus cinereus) is a member of the Thraupidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 11.6 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

LC Least Concern

Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.

Where it fits

  1. Class Aves
  2. Order Passeriformes
  3. Family Thraupidae Tanagers & Allies
  4. Genus Microspingus
  5. Species cinereus

Where it lives

Southern Brazil

Quick facts

Weight
11.6 g
Family
Thraupidae

How to identify

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Biology & behaviour

Diet

The Cinereous Warbling Finch is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.

Behaviour

A bird of open grassland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.

Migration

The Cinereous Warbling Finch is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.

The Cinereous Warbling Finch (Microspingus cinereus) belongs to the Thraupidae family of the order Passeriformes. It is found across South America. Its distribution covers SA s Brazil.

It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 11.6 g, with a wing length of about 6 cm and a tail of around 5.3 cm.

The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.

The species has a mapped global range of roughly 1.1 million km².

Songs & calls

Cinereous Warbling Finch — Song

Recorded by GABRIEL LEITE Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Frequently asked questions

How big is the Cinereous Warbling Finch?

The Cinereous Warbling Finch is a very small bird that weighs around 11.6 g.

Where does the Cinereous Warbling Finch live?

The Cinereous Warbling Finch is found across South America with a range covering SA s Brazil, where it favours open grassland, scrub and lightly vegetated country.

What family does the Cinereous Warbling Finch belong to?

The Cinereous Warbling Finch (Microspingus cinereus) belongs to the Thraupidae family, in the order Passeriformes.

What does the Cinereous Warbling Finch eat?

The Cinereous Warbling Finch is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.

Does the Cinereous Warbling Finch migrate?

The Cinereous Warbling Finch is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.

Is the Cinereous Warbling Finch endangered?

The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.

What sound does the Cinereous Warbling Finch make?

1 real field recording of the Cinereous Warbling Finch — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.

How large is the Cinereous Warbling Finch's range?

The Cinereous Warbling Finch has a mapped global range of about 1.1 million km².

Conservation

Least Concern

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