Long-tailed reed finch

The long-tailed reed finch (Donacospiza albifrons) is a species of passerine bird in the family Thraupidae. It has been also been placed in the family Emberizidae but its nearest relations are probably the finch-like tanagers of the genus Poospiza in the family Thraupidae.[2] It is the only member of its genus, Donacospiza.

Long-tailed reed finch

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Donacospiza
Cabanis, 1851
Species:
D. albifrons
Binomial name
Donacospiza albifrons
(Vieillot, 1817)

It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are temperate grassland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and swamps.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Donacospiza albifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. See Ridgely, R. S., & G. Tudor. 1989. The Birds of South America, vol. 1. P.472. (Univ. Texas Press, Austin).

Further reading

  • Lopes, L.E. (2017). "Morphological variation of the Long-tailed Reed Finch Donacospiza albifrons (Vieillot, 1817) (Aves: Thraupidae)". Zootaxa. 4329 (3).
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