Cinereous Warbling-Finch

The Cinereous Warbling-finch is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. It is endemic to Brazil. The term cinereous describes its colouration. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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

The last known sighting of Cinereous Warbling-Finch was during the during the Lam and Wilkening 2001 study, on the High Trail. This Cinereous Warbling-Finch sighting is more than regionally significant, as is a similar earlier sighting (in the 1990’s) at Serra do Brigadeiro State Park, since it was in the words of R. Ridgely (1989) “virtually unrecorded in recent years”. More

The Cinereous Warbling-finch (Poospiza cinerea) is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. It is endemic to Brazil. The term cinereous describes its colouration. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Poospiza cinerea. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007. More