Chestnut-breasted mountain finch
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Thraupidae |
Genus: | Poospiza |
Species: | P. caesar
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Binomial name | |
Poospiza caesar P.L.Sclater & Salvin, 1869
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The chestnut-breasted mountain finch (Poospiza 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.
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References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Poospiza caesar". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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