Poospiza ornata
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The cinnamon warbling finch (Poospiza ornata) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It has mainly grayish upperparts, with a slate-gray head marked with a cinnamon crescent under the eye and supercilium, two white wingbars, and a chestnut patch across the center of the back. The underparts are largely cinnamon with a rufous breast and flanks. The average length is 13 cm (5.1 in) and the typical mass is around 12.5 g (0.44 oz).. The species is almost entirely found in the arid regions of Argentina, where it spends its breeding season. During the non-breeding season, it migrates to the north and east, possibly reaching as far as Uruguay, and tolerates more moist habitats.
The cinnamon warbling finch was formally described in 1865 as Phrygilus ornatus by the German ornithologist Christian Ludwig Landbeck on the basis of a specimen from the "plain between the Portillo guard and the houses of Melocoton". It was later transferred to the genus Poospiza. The name of the genus is derived from the Ancient Greek poas, meaning 'grass', and spiza, meaning 'finch'. The specific epithet comes from the Modern Latin ornatus, meaning 'ornate' or 'splendid'. It is most closely... Wikipedia →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Península Valdés | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cordoba | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Cinnamon Warbling-Finch sighting in Cordoba on a given day, based on 47 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 115th most-seen of the 176 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cinnamon Warbling-Finch in Cordoba on a given day, against under 5% in June to March, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cinnamon Warbling-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 Cinnamon Warbling-Finch sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cinnamon Warbling-Finch is recorded against all the birds logged in Cordoba (47 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.
