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Crimson-breasted Finch
Rhodospingus cruentus (Lesson, RP, 1844)
Thraupidae — Tanagers & Allies
Crimson-breasted Finch, Rhodospingus cruentus, breeds in far south-west Colombia, western Ecuador and north-west Peru, where it is found in woodland and scrub. It is the only species in Rhodospingus and belongs to the tanager family Thraupidae. First described by Lesson in 1844, it has a short-tailed shape and a long, fairly straight bill. The sexes differ strongly: males are blackish above with rich red to crimson underparts and crown, while females are much duller and pale brownish overall. Young birds resemble females, and young males may show an orange wash on the breast.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Thraupidae — Tanagers & Allies
- Breeding range
- South America: far sw Colombia, w Ecuador and nw Peru
