Glaucous-blue grosbeak

The glaucous-blue grosbeak (Cyanoloxia glaucocaerulea), also known as the indigo grosbeak, is a species of bird in the family Cardinalidae. The South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society assigns three more species to Cyanoloxia.[2][3]

Glaucous-blue grosbeak
male at Iporanga, São Paulo State, Brazil

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cardinalidae
Genus: Cyanoloxia
Species:
C. glaucocaerulea
Binomial name
Cyanoloxia glaucocaerulea
Synonyms

Passerina glaucocaerulea (D'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)

It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.

References
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Cyanoloxia glaucocaerulea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Gill, F.; Donsker, D. (25 June 2018). "IOC World Bird List (v 8.2)". /. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  3. Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, C. D. Cadena, S. Claramunt, A. Jaramillo, J. F. Pacheco, J. Pérez-Emán, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, D. F. Stotz, and K. J. Zimmer. Version 1 July 2018. A classification of the bird species of South America. American Ornithological Society. http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm retrieved 1 July 2018
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