- Many-colored Chaco-finch
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Many-colored Chaco-finch Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae Genus: Saltatricula
Burmeister, 1861Species: S. multicolor Binomial name Saltatricula multicolor
(Burmeister, 1860)The Many-colored Chaco-finch (Saltatricula multicolor) is a songbird found in or near dry woodland in south-central South America in Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay and Paraguay. It was formerly considered a member of Emberizidae, but genetic evidence suggests it is a finch-like tanager. It is monotypic within the genus Saltatricula.
References
- BirdLife International (2004). Saltatricula multicolor. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 07 August 2008. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern.
- Klicka, J.; Burns, K.; & Spellman, G. M. (2007). Defining a monophyletic Cardinalini: A molecular perspective. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 45(3): 1014-1032.
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