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Spectacled finch

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Spectacled finch
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Subfamily: Carduelinae
Genus: Callacanthis
Reichenbach, 1850
Species:
C. burtoni
Binomial name
Callacanthis burtoni
(Gould, 1838)

The spectacled finch (Callacanthis burtoni)[2] is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is native to the Safed Koh and southern slope of the Himalayas.

Its natural habitat is temperate forests with a lush landscape.

female bird

References

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  1. BirdLife International (2018). "Callacanthis burtoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T22720499A132001079. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22720499A132001079.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. Peter, Clement; Harris, Alan; Davis, John (2010). "Red-browed Finch (Spectacled Finch)". Finches and Sparrows. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 257–258. ISBN 978-1-4081-3530-3.