Grey Pileated Finch

Grey Pileated FinchThe Grey Pileated Finch is a South American finch found in Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela. It searches for seeds on the ground and low shrubs; males can raise a red crest.What does it look like?Males have a red crest within a black crown, a grey body, and a white eye-ring. Females lack the red crest; juveniles have strong dark streaks on the breast and flanks.How does it live?The Grey Pileated Finch is a South American finch found in Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela. It searches for seeds on the ground and low shrubs; males can raise a red crest.It feeds mainly on seeds on the ground and low shrubs, and also takes insects and other arthropods. In the Caatinga it may gather in large flocks at scarce water sources.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.