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title: "Pileated Finch"
description: "Coryphospingus pileatus — Birds. The grey pileated finch (Coryphospingus pileatus), also known as the pileated finch, is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/pileated-finch
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Pileated Finch

> Coryphospingus pileatus — Birds. The grey pileated finch (Coryphospingus pileatus), also known as the pileated finch, is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies.

- Scientific name: *Coryphospingus pileatus*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1295
- Wikidata: [Q2668333](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2668333)
- iNaturalist taxon: [10311](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/10311)

## Names

- en: Pileated Finch
- de: Grauer Kronfink
- es: Granero cabecita de fósforo
- fr: Araguira gris
- nl: Grijze kroongors
- pl: Lanio siwy

## Countries with the most observations

BR (1008), CO (186), VE (20)

## Summary

The grey pileated finch (Coryphospingus pileatus), also known as the pileated finch, is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, and possibly Bolivia and French Guiana.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_pileated_finch

## Photo

![Pileated Finch](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/pileated-finch/medium.jpg)

Photo: Allan Harris · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/263954821

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/pileated-finch?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).