Great Inca finch

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Great Inca finch
Incaspiza pulchra formerly HaemophilaPulchraKeulemans.jpg
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Incaspiza
Species:
I. pulchra
Binomial name
Incaspiza pulchra
(Sclater, PL, 1886)
Incaspiza pulchra map.svg
Synonyms

Haemophila pulchra (protonym)

The great Inca finch (Incaspiza pulchra) is a species of passerine bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It was traditionally placed in the family Emberizidae. It is endemic to Peru.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.

Santa Eulalia Valley - Peru GreatInca-Finch.jpg
Santa Eulalia Valley - Peru

References

  1. BirdLife International (2018). "Incaspiza pulchra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T22723188A132161456. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22723188A132161456.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021.