Black-and-rufous warbling finch

Black-and-rufous warbling finch
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Thraupidae
Genus:Poospiza
Species: P. nigrorufa
Binomial name
Poospiza nigrorufa
Synonyms

Poospiza whitii Sclater, 1883

The black-and-rufous warbling finch (Poospiza nigrorufa) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.

It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, swamps, and heavily degraded former forest.

References

  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Poospiza nigrorufa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.

Further reading

  • Jordan, E.A.; Areta, J.I.; Holzmann, I. (2017). "Mate recognition systems and species limits in a warbling-finch complex (Poospiza nigrorufa/whitii)". Emu. 117 (4): 344–358. doi:10.1080/01584197.2017.1360746.
  • Jordan, E.A.; Areta, J.I. "Proposal (753): Treat Poospiza whitii as a separate species from P. nigrorufa". South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society. Retrieved 2 March 2018.


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