Tanagers & Allies

Slaty Finch

Spodiornis rusticus

The Slaty Finch (Spodiornis rusticus) is a 16 g forest bird that eats mostly seeds. Some populations migrate.

Family

Tanagers & Allies

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

16 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

12

Recorded in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Bolivia, Guatemala, Mexico, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador.

Where to see it: Reserva Ecológica Río Blanco · Lodge (Colombia); Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge & Manu Paradise Lodge (Peru); Cabañas San Isidro (Ecuador); Refugio Paz de las Aves (Angel Paz) (Ecuador); WildSumaco Lodge (Ecuador).

Photo: (c) Christoph Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist