Chestnut-breasted mountain finch

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Chestnut-breasted mountain finch
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Poospizopsis
Species:
P. caesar
Binomial name
Poospizopsis caesar
Poospizopsis caesar map.svg
Synonyms
  • Poospizopsis caesar

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

The species is sometimes placed in the monotypic genus Poospizopsis.

Chestnut-breasted mountain finch (Poospiza caesar) Chestnut-breasted Mountain-Finch (Poospiza caesar).jpg
Chestnut-breasted mountain finch (Poospiza caesar)

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References

  1. 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.