Black-masked Finch

Black-masked Finch
Black-masked Finch
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Emberizidae
Genus: Coryphaspiza
Species: C. melanotis
Binomial name
Coryphaspiza melanotis
(Temminck, 1822)

The Black-masked Finch (Coryphaspiza melanotis) is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family. It is the only member of the genus Coryphaspiza.

It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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