| Embernagra | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Pampa finch, Embernagra platensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Embernagra Lesson, 1831 |
| Type species | |
| Tanagra dumetorum [1] = Emberiza platensis Lesson, 1831 | |
| Species | |
Embernagra is a genus of South American finch-like birds in the tanager family Thraupidae.
The genus Embernagra was introduced in 1831 by the French naturalist René Lesson with the Pampa finch as the type species. [2] [3] The name combines the names of two genera: Emberiza introduced for the buntings by Carl Linnaeus in 1758 and Tanagra introduced for the tanagers by Linnaeus in 1764. [4]
This genus was traditionally placed with the buntings and New World sparrows in the subfamily Emberizinae within the family Emberizidae. [3] A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that Embernagra was embedded in the tanager family Thraupidae. Within Thraupidae Embernagra is now placed with Coryphaspiza and Emberizoides in the subfamily Emberizoidinae. [5] [6]
The genus contains two species: [6]
| Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Serra finch | Embernagra longicauda | Brazil |
 | Pampa finch | Embernagra platensis | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay |
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