Wedge-tailed Grass Finch

Emberizoides herbicola (Vieillot, 1817)

Wedge-tailed Grass Finch Emberizoides herbicola is a passerine in the Thraupidae family, found from Costa Rica through Panama and across South America to north-eastern Argentina. It is a grassland bird with a long pointed tail and a fairly stout bill, and the sexes look alike. The species was first named in 1817. It lives in damp to rather dry grasslands with scattered shrubs, and the nominate form also uses savanna. It is a year-round resident. Its nest is a cup of dry grass lined with softer plant material, usually set in dense grass.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Thraupidae — Tanagers & Allies

Breeding range

Middle America, South America: Costa Rica to ne Argentina