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Tucumán mountain finch

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Tucumán mountain finch
specimen
Two adult Tucuman Mountain Finch vocalising
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Poospiza
Species:
P. baeri
Binomial name
Poospiza baeri
(Oustalet, 1904)
Synonyms

Poospiza baeri

The Tucumán mountain finch (Poospiza baeri) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is endemic to shrubby woodland in the Andes of north-western Argentina, but it is possible its distribution extends marginally into adjacent Bolivia. Together with the closely related Cochabamba mountain finch, it is placed in the genus Poospiza.[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Poospiza baeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22723275A94810140. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22723275A94810140.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ Nores, M. 2008. Resurgir el Género Compsospiza. Archived 2013-04-11 at the Wayback Machine South American Classification Committee. Accessed 27-04-2009.