Great Inca finch

Great Inca finch
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Thraupidae
Genus:Incaspiza
Species: I. pulchra
Binomial name
Incaspiza pulchra
(Sclater, 1886)

The great Inca finch (Incaspiza pulchra) is a species of bird traditionally placed in the Emberizidae family, but it may be more closely related to the Thraupidae. Its current family status is incertae sedis. It is endemic to Peru.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.

Santa Eulalia Valley - Peru

References

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