Plumbeous sierra finch

Plumbeous sierra finch
A male in Argentina
A female at the El Tatio geyser in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Phrygilus
Species: P. unicolor
Binomial name
Phrygilus unicolor
(Lafresnaye & d'Orbigny, 1837)

The plumbeous sierra finch (Phrygilus unicolor) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.

It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland and pastureland.

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