Tucumán mountain finch
The Tucumán mountain finch (Compsospiza baeri) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is endemic to shrubby woodland in the Andes of north-western Argentina, but it is possible its distribution extends marginally into adjacent Bolivia. Together with the closely related Cochabamba mountain finch, it was formerly placed in the genus Poospiza.[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.
| Tucumán mountain finch | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Compsospiza |
| Species: | C. baeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Compsospiza baeri Oustalet, 1904 | |
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Poospiza baeri | |
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Compsospiza baeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Nores, M. 2008. Resurgir el Género Compsospiza. Archived 2013-04-11 at the Wayback Machine South American Classification Committee. Accessed 27-04-2009.
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