Photo: John Gerrard Keulemans / Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Great Inca Finch
Incaspiza pulchra
Great Inca Finch (Incaspiza pulchra) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Great Inca Finch (Incaspiza pulchra) is a member of the Thraupidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 27.6 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Thraupidae Tanagers & Allies
- Genus Incaspiza
- Species pulchra
Quick facts
- Weight
- 27.6 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Thraupidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Great Inca Finch is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of open scrub and shrubland, it forages mainly on the ground.
Migration
The Great Inca Finch is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Great Inca Finch (Incaspiza pulchra) is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans South America. Its distribution covers SA Peru.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 27.6 g, with a wing length of about 6.9 cm and a tail of around 6.6 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 22,000 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Great Inca Finch?
The Great Inca Finch is a small bird that weighs around 27.6 g.
Where does the Great Inca Finch live?
The Great Inca Finch is found across South America with a range covering SA Peru, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Great Inca Finch belong to?
The Great Inca Finch (Incaspiza pulchra) belongs to the Thraupidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Great Inca Finch eat?
The Great Inca Finch is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Great Inca Finch migrate?
The Great Inca Finch is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Great Inca 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 Great Inca Finch make?
1 real field recording of the Great Inca Finch — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Great Inca Finch's range?
The Great Inca Finch has a mapped global range of about 22,000 km².
Conservation
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