Tucumán mountain finch
The Tucumán mountain finch (Poospiza baeri) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is endemic to shrubby woodland in the Andes of north-western Argentina, but it is possible its distribution extends marginally into adjacent Bolivia. Together with the closely related Cochabamba mountain finch, it is placed in the genus Poospiza.[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.
Tucumán mountain finch | |
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specimen | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Thraupidae |
Genus: | Poospiza |
Species: | P. baeri |
Binomial name | |
Poospiza baeri (Oustalet, 1904) | |
Synonyms | |
Poospiza baeri |
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Poospiza baeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22723275A94810140. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22723275A94810140.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- Nores, M. 2008. Resurgir el Género Compsospiza. Archived 2013-04-11 at the Wayback Machine South American Classification Committee. Accessed 27-04-2009.
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