Red Pileated Finch
A species of Pileated finches, Also known as South American Crimson Finch Scientific name : Coryphospingus cucullatus Genus : Pileated finches
Red Pileated Finch, A species of Pileated finches
Also known as:
South American Crimson Finch
Botanical name: Coryphospingus cucullatus
Genus: Pileated finches
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Description General Info
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Description
The red pileated finch is about 13.5 cm (5.3 in) long. Both the male and female have a white eye ring. The male has a red crest and a black crown, just as the grey pileated finch does, however its upper parts are dark wine red, with a reddish rump, and the underparts are a drab reddish colour. The red crest and black head are absent in the female and the upper parts are a little more brown than those of the male. The throat of the female is white and the underparts pink. 
Size
13 cm
Nest Placement
Shrub
Feeding Habits
Red Pileated Finch's feeding habits include foraging on the ground and in low shrubs, often in pairs or small flocks outside the breeding season. While specific diet details are not provided, red Pileated Finch likely consumes a variety of seeds and insects typically found in such environments.
Habitat
Red Pileated Finch thrives in a variety of habitats including dry shrubby areas, grasslands, and occasionally near watercourses. These birds are commonly found in younger secondary growth and areas disturbed by human activity. They adapt well to environments such as the edges of villages or towns, parks, gardens, savannas, agricultural land, as well as chaco woodlands and espinal thickets. Geographically, red Pileated Finch's habitat spans a broad altitude range, typically from sea level to 1400 meters but extending up to 3100 meters in specific regions, notably the drier valleys of Bolivia.
Dite type
Granivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Distribution Area
This bird has a wide distribution in South America. Its range includes southern Brazil and northern Argentina, extending from Brasília and Rio de Janeiro southwards to Buenos Aires and westwards to the Andean foothills. Besides this main block, there are several isolated populations in dry mountain valleys in Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia, another isolated population in northern Brazil and another in Suriname, Guyana and French Guiana. This bird is seldom found above 1,500 m (4,900 ft) but in the Cusco area of southeastern Peru, it may be found up to about 2,000 m (6,600 ft).
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Tanagers Genus
Pileated finches Species
Red Pileated Finch 
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