Chestnut-breasted mountain finch
Appearance
Chestnut-breasted mountain finch | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Thraupidae |
Genus: | Poospizopsis |
Species: | P. caesar
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Binomial name | |
Poospizopsis caesar (Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1869)
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The chestnut-breasted mountain finch (Poospizopsis caesar) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is endemic to Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.
Taxonomy
[edit]The species is sometimes placed in the monotypic genus Poospizopsis.
References
[edit]- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Poospizopsis caesar". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22723282A94810432. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22723282A94810432.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.