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title: "Plumbeous Sierra Finch"
description: "Geospizopsis unicolor — Vogels. The plumbeous sierra finch (Geospizopsis unicolor) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/plumbeous-sierra-finch
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Plumbeous Sierra Finch

> Geospizopsis unicolor — Vogels. The plumbeous sierra finch (Geospizopsis unicolor) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.

- Scientific name: *Geospizopsis unicolor*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Weiden en velden), `mountains` (Bergen), `farm` (Boerderij)
- iNaturalist observations: 2805
- Wikidata: [Q28870009](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28870009)
- iNaturalist taxon: [558575](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/558575)

## Names

- en: Plumbeous Sierra Finch
- de: Bleiämmerling
- es: Yal plomizo
- fr: Haplospize gris-de-plomb

## Countries with the most observations

EC (990), AR (514), CO (354), PE (212), CL (187), BO (41)

## Summary

The plumbeous sierra finch (Geospizopsis unicolor) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.
It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland and pastureland.

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

## Photo

![Plumbeous Sierra Finch](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/plumbeous-sierra-finch/medium.jpg)

Photo: Juan Alberto Ruiz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/96429799

## Machine access

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