Asemospiza obscura (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) is a animal in the Thraupidae family, order Passeriformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Asemospiza obscura (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)

Asemospiza obscura (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)

Asemospiza obscura, the dull-coloured grassquit, is a small tanager closely related to Darwin's finches found in northwestern South America.

Family
Genus
Asemospiza
Order
Passeriformes
Class
Aves

About Asemospiza obscura (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)

The dull-coloured grassquit, with the scientific name Asemospiza obscura, is a small bird. It is classified as a tanager and is closely related to Darwin's finches. This species is found in northwestern Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and western Venezuela. It occurs as a vagrant in Paraguay and central Brazil. Its natural habitats include subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Aves Passeriformes Thraupidae Asemospiza

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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