Chestnut-breasted mountain finch

Chestnut-breasted mountain finch
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Thraupidae
Genus:Poospiza
Species: P. caesar
Binomial name
Poospiza caesar
Synonyms
  • Poospizopsis caesar

The chestnut-breasted mountain finch (Poospiza caesar) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is endemic to Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.

Taxonomy

The species is sometimes placed in the monotypic genus Poospizopsis.

Chestnut-breasted mountain finch (Poospiza caesar)

References

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


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