- Chestnut-breasted Mountain-finch
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Chestnut-breasted Mountain-finch Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae Genus: Poospiza Species: P. caesar Binomial name Poospiza caesar
Sclater & Salvin, 1869Synonyms - Poospizopsis caesar
The Chestnut-breasted Mountain-finch (Poospiza caesar) is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. It is endemic to Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.
Taxonomy
The species is sometimes placed in the monotypic genus Poospizopsis.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Poospiza caesar. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.
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