Photo: Dario Sanches from São Paulo, Brazil / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Red Pileated Finch
Coryphospingus cucullatus
Red Pileated Finch (Coryphospingus cucullatus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Red Pileated Finch (Coryphospingus cucullatus) is a member of the Thraupidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 14.3 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 Coryphospingus
- Species cucullatus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 14.3 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Thraupidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Red Pileated Finch is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of dense scrub and shrubland, it uses a wide range of foraging strategies.
Migration
The Red Pileated Finch is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Red Pileated Finch (Coryphospingus cucullatus) is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It is found across South America. Its distribution covers SA ne, sc, wc.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 14.3 g, with a wing length of about 6.4 cm and a tail of around 6.1 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 4 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Red Pileated Finch?
The Red Pileated Finch is a very small bird that weighs around 14.3 g.
Where does the Red Pileated Finch live?
The Red Pileated Finch is found across South America with a range covering SA ne, sc, wc, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Red Pileated Finch belong to?
The Red Pileated Finch (Coryphospingus cucullatus) belongs to the Thraupidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Red Pileated Finch eat?
The Red Pileated Finch is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Red Pileated Finch migrate?
The Red Pileated Finch is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Red Pileated 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 Red Pileated Finch make?
1 real field recording of the Red Pileated 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 Red Pileated Finch's range?
The Red Pileated Finch has a mapped global range of about 4 million km².
Conservation
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