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  • Synonyms Wedge-tailed Grass-Finch, Wedge-tailed Ground-Finch, Wedge-tailed Grassfinch, Wedge-tailed Groundfinch, Wedge tailed Grass Finch, Azara's Grass-Finch
  • Old latin name for bird Emberizoides marginalis, Sylvia herbicola

Wedge-tailed Grass Finchbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Jonas Nilsson
    Ecuador
  • 2.
    Song, © Paul Lenrumé
    French Guiana
  • 3.
    Song, © Jonas Nilsson
    Ecuador
  • 4.
    Song, © Sidnei Dantas
    Brazil
  • 5.
    Song, © Patrick Ingremeau
    French Guiana
  • 6.
    Flight song, © Andrew Spencer
    Ecuador
  • 7.
    Call, song, © Jeremy Minns
    Brazil
  • 8.
    Call, © Jon Hornbuckle
    Bolivia
  • 9.
    Call, song, © João Capurucho
    Brazil
  • 10.
    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    Bolivia
  • 11.
    Song, © Michel Giraud-Audine
    French Guiana
  • 12.
    Song, © Andrew Spencer
    Ecuador
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Wedge-tailed Grass Finch

  • Breeding region Middle America, South America
  • Breeding subregion Costa Rica to ne Argentina

Wedge-tailed Grass Finch subspecies (5)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Emberizoides herbicola apurensise Colombia and w Venezuela-No
Emberizoides herbicola herbicolae Bolivia to e Brazil, Paraguay, n Argentina and Uruguay-No
Emberizoides herbicola hypochondriacusw, c Panama-No
Emberizoides herbicola lucarissw Costa Rica-No
Emberizoides herbicola sphenurusw, n Colombia to Venezuela, the Guianas and n Brazil; also far se Ecuador and n Peru-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalansit cuallarg cremós
Chinese楔尾草鹀
Chinese (Traditional)楔尾草鵐
Croatianoštrorepi sjemenar
Czechstrnadec travní
DanishKilehalet Finke, Kilehalefinke
DutchWigstaartgrasgors, Wigstaart-grasgors
Finnishpyrstösirkku
FrenchBruant à queue étagée, Grand Tardivole, Bruant des herbes, Bruant tardivole
GermanKeilschwanz-Ammer, Keilschwanzammer, Keilschwanz-Grastangare
GuaraniHavía kapi'i, Havía-kapi'i
ItalianFringuello d'erba cuneato, Zigolo delle erbe codacuneata
Japaneseクサビオノジコ
Lithuanianpleištauodegė pievinė starta
Norwegiankilestjertspurv, kilehalespurv
Norwegian NynorskKilehalesporv
Polishtrznadlówka ostrosterna
Portuguesecanário-do-campo, João-mole, cabo-mole, tibirro, Tibirro-do-campo, tentilhão-de-cauda-graduada
RussianКлинохвостая колудито, Клинохвостая тиранновая овсянка, Тиранновая окаймлённохвостая овсянка
SerbianKlinorepa pampaska zeba
Slovaktráviarka klinochvostá
SpanishSabanero coludo, Coludo colicuña, Coludo Grande
SwedishKilstjärtad gräsfink, kilstjärtad grästangara
TurkishKama Kuyruklu Otlak İspinozu, Kama kuyruklu otlak ispinozu
Ukrainianтрав’янець гострохвостий