Chestnut-breasted mountain finch

The chestnut-breasted mountain finch (Poospiza caesar) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is endemic to Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.

Chestnut-breasted mountain finch

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Poospiza
Species:
P. caesar
Binomial name
Poospiza caesar
P.L.Sclater & Salvin, 1869
Synonyms
  • Poospizopsis caesar

Taxonomy

The species is sometimes placed in the monotypic genus Poospizopsis.

Chestnut-breasted mountain finch (Poospiza caesar)
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References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Poospiza caesar". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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