Dull-coloured grassquit
The dull-coloured grassquit (Tiaris obscurus) is a small bird. It is recognized as a tanager closely related to Darwin's finches.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Tiaris |
| Species: | T. obscurus |
| Binomial name | |
| Tiaris obscurus (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) | |
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Asemospiza obscura | |
It is found in northwestern Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and western Venezuela. It is a vagrant to Paraguay and central Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Asemospiza obscura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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