Little Inca finch

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Little Inca finch
Incaspiza watkinsi - Little Inca-Finch (cropped).jpg

Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Incaspiza
Species:
I. watkinsi
Binomial name
Incaspiza watkinsi
Chapman, 1925
Incaspiza watkinsi map.svg

The little Inca finch (Incaspiza watkinsi) is a species of bird traditionally placed in the family Emberizidae, but it may be more closely related to the Thraupidae.

It is endemic to Peru where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References[]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2019). "Incaspiza watkinsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22723209A155444462. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22723209A155444462.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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