Porphyrospiza carbonaria
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The carbonated sierra finch (Rhopospina carbonaria), also known as the carbon sierra-finch, is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is endemic to Argentina. The carbonated sierra finch has a complicated taxonomic history that is not yet fully resolved. It was formally described in 1837 with the binomial Emberiza carbonaria. It was later assigned to the genus Phrygilus and later still to genus Porphyrospiza. Those genera were long in family Emberizidae which at the time held many New and Old World species. There they were grouped with the cardinalines which were later separated as the family Cardinalidae. A study published in 2007 showed that Porphyrospiza belonged in its present tanager family Thraupidae. Beginning in 2019 most taxonomic systems began reassigning the carbonated sierra finch to the resurrected genus Rhopospina that had been erected in 1851. However, in 2016 BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World moved it from Phrygilus to Corydospiza and as of late 2025 retains it there.
The carbonated sierra finch is monotypic. The carbonated sierra finch is 14 to 14.5 cm (5.5 to... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Península Valdés | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cordoba | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Carbonated Sierra-Finch sighting in Cordoba on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 166th most-seen of the 176 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Carbonated Sierra-Finch in Cordoba on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Carbonated Sierra-Finch sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Cordoba, in our data
Cordoba is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Carbonated Sierra-Finch sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Thraupidae
The closest relatives of the Carbonated Sierra-Finch that you can see in Cordoba (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Saffron Finch (about 50%), Blue-and-yellow Tanager (about 20%) and Golden-billed Saltator (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Carbonated Sierra-Finch is recorded against all the birds logged in Cordoba (6 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
