Glacier finch

The glacier finch (Idiopsar speculifer), also known as the white-winged diuca finch and glacier bird, is a species of bird in the tanager family Thraupidae.

Glacier finch
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Idiopsar
Species:
I. speculifer
Binomial name
Idiopsar speculifer
Synonyms

Emberiza speculifera (protonym)
 Diuca speculifera
Chionodacryon speculiferum

It is found in Peru, Bolivia and far northern Chile and Argentina. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, where it favours wet boggy ground. It is one of the few birds that have been recorded as nesting in high altitude glaciers, hence its alternative name "the glacier bird". The nest is a bulky structure in the form of a cup, made of grass, twigs and feathers: it can weigh up to half a pound, and may be laid directly on the ice. Two eggs are laid in April or May; the young leave the nest in June or July.[2]

References
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Chionodacryon speculiferum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. Hardy, S.P.; Hardy, D.R.; Gil, K.C. (2018). "Avian nesting and roosting on glaciers at high elevation, Cordillera Vilcanota, Peru". Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 130 (4): 940–957. doi:10.1676/1559-4491.130.4.940. S2CID 91989752.
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