- Indigo Grosbeak
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Indigo Grosbeak Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae Genus: Cyanoloxia
Bonaparte, 1850Species: C. glaucocaerulea Binomial name Cyanoloxia glaucocaerulea
(D'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)Synonyms Passerina glaucocaerulea (D'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)
The Indigo Grosbeak (Cyanoloxia glaucocaerulea), also known as the Glaucous-blue Grosbeak, is a species of bird in the Cardinalidae family. It is the only member of the genus Cyanoloxia. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Cyanoloxia glaucocaerulea. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 18 July 2007.
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