Many-colored Chaco finch

Many-colored Chaco finch
Many-colored Chaco finch at Capivara, Santa Fe Province, Argentina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Thraupidae
Genus:Saltatricula
Burmeister, 1861
Species: S. multicolor
Binomial name
Saltatricula multicolor
(Burmeister, 1860)
Saltatricula multicolor Keulemans, 1889

The many-colored Chaco finch (Saltatricula multicolor) is a songbird found in or near dry woodland in south-central South America in Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay and Paraguay. Evidence suggests it is a finch-like tanager. It is monotypic within the genus Saltatricula.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Saltatricula multicolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  • Klicka, J.; Burns, K.; & Spellman, G. M. (2007). Defining a monophyletic Cardinalini: A molecular perspective. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 45(3): 1014-1032.
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