Chestnut-breasted Mountain-finch
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| Chestnut-breasted Mountain-finch | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Poospiza |
| Species: | P. caesar |
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| Poospiza caesar Sclater & Salvin, 1869 |
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The Chestnut-breasted Mountain-finch (Poospiza caesar) is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. It is endemic to Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.
[edit] Taxonomy
The species is sometimes placed in the monotypic genus Poospizopsis.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International 2004. Poospiza caesar. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.
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