Band-tailed sierra finch

The band-tailed sierra finch (Rhopospina alaudina) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae and is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.

Band-tailed sierra finch
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Rhopospina
Species:
R. alaudina
Binomial name
Rhopospina alaudina
(Kittlitz, 1833)
Synonyms
List
  • Fringilla alaudina von Kittlitz, 1833
  • Corydospiza alaudina
  • Phrygilus alaudinus
  • Porphyrospiza alaudina
  • Rhopospina alaudina

References
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Porphyrospiza alaudina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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