Cochabamba mountain finch
| Cochabamba mountain finch | |
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| Cochabamba mountain finch | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Compsospiza |
| Species: | C. garleppi |
| Binomial name | |
| Compsospiza garleppi Berlepsch, 1893 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Poospiza garleppi | |
The Cochabamba mountain finch (Compsospiza garleppi) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is endemic to shrubby woodland in the Andes of Bolivia. Together with the closely related Tucumán mountain finch, it was formerly placed in the genus Poospiza.[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Compsospiza garleppi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Nores, M. 2008. Resurgir el Género Compsospiza. South American Classification Committee. Accessed 27-04-2009.
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