Species profile
Boulder Finch
Idiopsar brachyurus
Quick answer
Andes of extreme s Peru (Puno) to n Bolivia and nw Argentina
- Scientific name
- Idiopsar brachyurus
- Family
- Thraupidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Idiopsar
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Boulder Finch in your journal
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