Black-masked finch
| Black-masked finch | |
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| Black-masked finch at Serra da Canastra National Park, Minas Gerais State, Brazil | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Coryphaspiza G.R. Gray, 1840 |
| Species: | C. melanotis
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| Binomial name | |
| Coryphaspiza melanotis (Temminck, 1822)
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The black-masked finch (Coryphaspiza melanotis) is a species of bird traditionally placed in the family Emberizidae, but it may be more closely related to the family Thraupidae. It is the only member of the genus Coryphaspiza.
It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Coryphaspiza melanotis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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