Genus Tiaris Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Family Thraupidae (see text) Scientific name Tiaris obscurus Higher classification Tiaris Order Passerine | |
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Similar Short‑tailed finch, Vilcabamba brush finch, Nightingale Island finch, Olive finch, Grey‑crested finch | ||
The dull-coloured grassquit (Tiaris obscurus) is a small bird formerly placed with the Emberizidae. It is now recognized as a tanager closely related to Darwin's finches.
It is found in northwestern Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and western Venezuela. It is a vagrant to Paraguay and central Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.
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