Band-tailed sierra finch

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Band-tailed sierra finch
Band-tailed Sierra Finch.jpg

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Porphyrospiza
Species:
P. alaudina
Binomial name
Porphyrospiza alaudina
(Kittlitz, 1833)
Synonyms
List
  • Fringilla alaudina von Kittlitz, 1833
  • Corydospiza alaudina
  • Phrygilus alaudinus
  • Porphyrospiza alaudina
  • Rhopospina alaudina

The band-tailed sierra finch (Porphyrospiza alaudina) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae and is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.

References[]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Porphyrospiza alaudina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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