| Patagonian sierra finch | |
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| InTierra del Fuego National Park, Argentina | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Phrygilus |
| Species: | P. patagonicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Phrygilus patagonicus Lowe, 1923 | |
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ThePatagonian sierra finch (Phrygilus patagonicus) is a species ofbird in the familyThraupidae.It is found inArgentina andChile.
Its naturalhabitats are temperateforests, subtropical or tropical dryshrubland, and temperategrassland.
Its diet consists mainly of seeds, flower parts, nectar, fruit, and insects,[2] but it has also been seen to forage on human refuse.[3]
