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 Península Valdés on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 89th most-seen of the 96 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cinnamon Warbling-Finch in Península Valdés on a given day, against under 5% in February–May and August–December, the lowest months. June and July have too few records to rate.
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 Península Valdés, in our data
Península Valdés is the only park 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.
Same family: Thraupidae
The closest relatives of the Cinnamon Warbling-Finch that you can see in Península Valdés (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Mourning Sierra-Finch (about 70%), Common Diuca-Finch (about 30%) and Grassland Yellow-Finch (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cinnamon Warbling-Finch is recorded against all the birds logged in Península Valdés (9 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
