Porphyrospiza alaudina (Kittlitz, 1833) is a animal in the Thraupidae family, order Passeriformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Porphyrospiza alaudina (Kittlitz, 1833)

Porphyrospiza alaudina (Kittlitz, 1833)

The band-tailed sierra finch is a Thraupidae bird species found in five South American countries in specific shrubland habitats.

Family
Genus
Porphyrospiza
Order
Passeriformes
Class
Aves

About Porphyrospiza alaudina (Kittlitz, 1833)

This species is currently classified under the scientific name Porphyrospiza alaudina (Kittlitz, 1833), and is also referred to as Rhopospina alaudina. It is commonly known as the band-tailed sierra finch, a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.

Photo: (с) Gustavo Fernando Durán, некоторые права защищены (CC BY-NC-SA), загрузил Gustavo Fernando Durán · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Aves Passeriformes Thraupidae Porphyrospiza

More from Thraupidae

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

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