Poospiza
Poospiza is a genus of finch-like tanagers[1] found in both the South American lowlands and the Andes mountains. Generally they are arboreal feeders in light woodland and scrub. All have extensive grey to their plumage, and have—often bold—white or rufous markings.[2]
| Poospiza | |
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| Black-and-rufous warbling finch (Poospiza nigrorufa) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Poospiza Cabanis, 1847 |
| Species | |
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9, see text | |
Species list
- Bolivian warbling finch, Poospiza boliviana
- Cinnamon warbling finch, Poospiza ornata
- Black-and-rufous warbling finch, Poospiza nigrorufa
- Rufous-breasted warbling finch, Poospiza rubecula
- Cochabamba mountain finch, Poospiza garleppi
- Tucumán mountain finch, Poospiza baeri
- Collared warbling finch, Poospiza hispaniolensis
- Slaty-backed hemispingus, Poospiza goeringi
- Rufous-browed hemispingus, Poospiza rufosuperciliaris
Footnotes
- Klicka et al. (2007)
- Ridgely & Tudor (1989) pp.453-460
References
- Assis, C. P., M. A. Raposo & R. Parrini. 2007. Validação de Poospiza cabanisi Bonaparte, 1850 (Passeriformes: Emberizidae). Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia 15(1): 103–102.
- Klicka, J., K. Burns, & G. M. Spellman. 2007. Defining a monophyletic Cardinalini: A molecular perspective. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 45: 1014-1032
- Lougheed, S. C., J. R. Freeland, P. Handford, & I. T. Boag. 2000. A molecular phylogeny of warbling-finches (Poospiza): paraphyly in a Neotropical emberizid genus. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 17: 367–378.
- Nores, M. 2008. Resurgir el Género Compsospiza. South American Classification Committee. Accessed 27-04-2009.
- Ridgely, R. S., & G. Tudor. 1989. The Birds of South America, vol. 1. Univ. Texas Press, Austin.
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