- Tucumán Mountain-finch
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Tucumán Mountain-finch specimen Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae Genus: Compsospiza Species: C. baeri Binomial name Compsospiza baeri
Oustalet, 1904Synonyms Poospiza baeri
The Tucumán Mountain-finch (Compsospiza baeri) is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. It is endemic to shrubby woodland in the Andes of north-western Argentina, but it is possible its distribution extends marginally into adjacent Bolivia. Together with the closely related Cochabamba Mountain-finch, it was formerly placed in the genus Poospiza.[1] It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ^ Nores, M. 2008. Resurgir el Género Compsospiza. South American Classification Committee. Accessed 27-04-2009.
- BirdLife International 2004. Poospiza baeri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.
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