Patagonian sierra finch

The Patagonian sierra finch (Phrygilus patagonicus) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Argentina and Chile.

Patagonian sierra finch
In Tierra del Fuego National Park, Argentina
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Thraupidae
Genus:	Phrygilus
Species:	P. patagonicus
Binomial name
Phrygilus patagonicus Lowe, 1923

Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and temperate grassland.

Its diet consists mainly of seeds, flower parts, nectar, fruit, and insects,^[2] but it has also been seen to forage on human refuse.^[3]