Black-masked Finch

It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The Black-masked Finch is classified as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

Black-masked Finch - Coryphaspiza melanotis Black-masked Finch Coryphaspiza melanotis melanotis Serra da Canastra NP, Minas Gerais state, Brazil. A very local and threatened species of grasslands of (mainly) central South America. (S5) Many-colored Chaco-Finch - Saltatricula multicolor Many-colored Chaco-Finch Saltatricula multicolor El Tunal, Salta province, Argentina. Another neat bird, there's nothing else really quite like it. More

The Black-masked Finch (Coryphaspiza melanotis) is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family. It is the only member of the genus Coryphaspiza. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss. More

Black-Masked Finch - Coryphaspiza melanotis = IUCN Status: Vulnerable IUCN Species Profile Emberizidae: Charitospiza eucosma; Black-masked Finch, Coryphaspiza melanotis; Many-colored Chaco-Finch, Saltatricula multicolor; Pileated Finch ... http://www.hbw.com/ibc/phtml/especie.phtml?idEspecie=9362 Coryphaspiza melanotis: ...copyright holders. Coryphaspiza melanotis. Black-masked Finch. Family EMBERIZIDAE (Buntings, Seedeaters and Allies). Status. Vulnerable. ... http://www.hbw.com/ibc/phtml/familia.phtml?idFamilia=201 EMBERIZIDAE (Buntings, Seedeaters and Allies): ... More

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Black-masked Finch Coryphaspiza melanotis 2009 IUCN Red List Category (as evaluated by BirdLife International - the official Red List Authority for birds for IUCN): Vulnerable Justification Extensive habitat loss indicates that this species is likely to be declining rapidly, and it consequently qualifies as Vulnerable. Family/Sub-family Emberizidae Species name author (Temminck, 1822) Taxonomic source(s) SACC (2005 + updates), Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993), Stotz et al. More

BLACK-MASKED FINCH Coryphaspiza melanotis VULNERABLE Everything about the Black-masked Finch is understated, from his muted brownish plumage to his unimpressive lispy call. Why then do birdwatchers get so excited about seeing him? Well, apart from the fact that catching a decent glimpse of one is an achievement in the sea of grass in which they live, the Black-masked Finch is also an extremely rare bird found only in cerrado savanna - officially the fastest disappearing habitat on the planet. More

Black-masked Finch (Coryphaspiza melanotis) by Jon Hornbuckle. Beni Biological Station (Beni). More