Many-colored Chaco Finch
A species of Chaco Finch and Black-throated Saltator, Also known as Many-coloured Saltator, Chaco Finch Scientific name : Saltatricula multicolor Genus : Chaco Finch and Black-throated Saltator
Many-colored Chaco Finch, A species of Chaco Finch and Black-throated Saltator
Also known as:
Many-coloured Saltator, Chaco Finch
Botanical name: Saltatricula multicolor
Genus: Chaco Finch and Black-throated Saltator
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Description
Photo By Nikolaj Mølgaard Thomsen
Description
Saltatricula multicolor is a large and attractive finch, common in the Gran Chaco where it is a frequent member of the mixed ground-feeding, seed-eating flocks that gather in winter. This species yellow bill and distinctive head pattern is often mistaken for the Golden-billed Saltator which occurs alongside him, but the Saltator is much bigger, duller and lacks any white on the tail. These birds are often seen in pairs or parties of five or six on the ground among low bushes, in burns, or at the borders of fields or thickets.Their light coloration makes them conspicuous. When startled they will fly into the bushes for safety. Their call is an insistent chipping note like that of a junco. Males have dark mouse gray maxilla; cutting edge of maxilla and mandible mustard yellow; iris natal brown; tarsus and toes neutral gray. Juveniles has dull black bills with cutting edges faintly marked with dull yellow. Length: 18 cm; Weight :25 g.
Size
18 cm
Feeding Habits
Many-colored Chaco Finch have a mixed diet consisting of insects and seeds. They forage on the ground and in low shrubs, usually in pairs or small mixed flocks.
Habitat
The many-colored Chaco Finch is typically found in open chaco woodlands, which are environments characterized by a mix of trees and shrubbery. Its presence is often noted in regions with a higher degree of openness, such as along the edges of roads and fields, where the vegetation is more sparse and the landscape is considerably more shrubby. These areas provide the necessary conditions for the many-colored Chaco Finch's foraging and nesting preferences.
Dite type
Granivorous
Photo By Nikolaj Mølgaard Thomsen