Tanagers & Allies

Lesser Grass Finch

Emberizoides ypiranganus

The Lesser Grass Finch (Emberizoides ypiranganus) is a 20 g wetland bird that eats mostly seeds. It stays put all year.

Family

Tanagers & Allies

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

20 g

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Omnivore

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

4

Recorded in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay.

Where to see it: PN Iberá · Portal Laguna Iberá (Carlos Pellegrini y Laguna Iberá) (Argentina); Paso Centurión · Área General (Uruguay).

Photo: (c) Patricio Cowper Coles, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist