Hooded Grosbeak
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| Hooded Grosbeak | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Suborder: | Passeri |
| Infraorder: | Passerida |
| Superfamily: | Passeroidea |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
| Genus: | Coccothraustes |
| Species: | C. abeillei |
| Binomial name | |
| Coccothraustes abeillei (Lesson, 1839) |
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The Hooded Grosbeak (Coccothraustes abeillei) is a passerine bird found in the highlands of Central America, principally in Mexico.[2]
It flies high into the air, often traveling long distances across open terrain.
[edit] References
- ^ BirdLife International (2008). Coccothraustes abeillei. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 2009-05-15.
- ^ Howell, Steve; Webb, Sophie (1995). A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America. Oxford University Press. p. 762. ISBN 0-19-854012-4.
