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RED PILEATED-FINCH Coryphospingus cucullatus
A surprisingly common little finch of open scrubby areas, the Red Pileated-Finch turns up almost everywhere that grass seeds become available. As usual the Paraguayans outdo the English with the evocativeness of their common names, here it is called "Brasita de Fuego" which roughly translates as "Fiery Ember", in reference to the deep reddish-black colouration of the male.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE2441PH) Adult male,  PN Teniente Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Clyde Morris October 2008).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE2442PH) Pair, Capitán Miranda, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith September 2005).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE2443PH) Adult male, PN Tte Enciso, Departamento Boquerón  (Paul Smith July 2006).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE2444PH) Adult male upperwing, Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa  (Paul Smith September 2005).
FIGURE 5 - (FPAVE2445PH) Adult male, PN Teniente Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Hemme Batjes July 2006).
FIGURE 6 - (FPAVE2446PH) Male head detail crest lowered, Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (John T. Smith January 2011 http://science.naturalis.nl/smitj).
FIGURE 7 - (FPAVE2447PH) Head detail of same individual as (FPAVE2446PH) crest raised (John T. Smith January 2011 http://science.naturalis.nl/smitj).
FIGURE 8 - (FPAVE2448PH) Adult female lateral, Isla Yacyretá, Departamento Misiones (Fernando Bernasconi September 2007).
FIGURE 9 - (FPAVE2449PH) Same individual as (FPAVE2448PH)  (Fernando Bernasconi September 2007).
FIGURE 10 - (FPAVE2450PH) Adult female, PN Tte Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith July 2006).
FIGURE 11 - (FPAVE2451PH) Female head detail, Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (John T. Smith January 2011 http://science.naturalis.nl/smitj).
FIGURE 12 - (FPAVE2452PH) Juvenile, PN Tte Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith July 2006).
FIGURE 13 - (FPAVE2453PH) Flock one female (left), two males (right) and a female Black-capped Warbling-finch, Laguna Capitán, Cuenca Upper Yacaré Sur (Paul Smith October 2007).
FIGURE 14 - (FPAVE3203PH) Nest, PN Tte Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith February 2012).
FIGURE 15 - (FPAVE3204PH) Same nest as (FPAVE3203PH) showing two chicks (Paul Smith February 2012).
VIDEO A - (FPAVE2454VI) Adult male, PN Tte Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith July 2006).
VIDEO B - (FPAVE2455VI) Pair foraging, Cerro León, Departamento Alto Paraguay (Paul Smith September 2011).
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Coryphospingus cucullatus
1 (FPAVE2456RE) song  recorded PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith March 2007).
2 (FPAVE2457RE) song recorded Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith December 2009).
3 (FPAVE2458RE) song recorded Sapucaí, Departamento Caaguazú (Myriam Velázquez November 2002).
4 (FPAVE2459RE) song recorded Sapucaí, Departamento Caaguazú (Myriam Velázquez November 2002).
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