Slaty finch
| Slaty finch | |
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| Slaty finch (male) with leucistic tail. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Haplospiza |
| Species: | H. rustica |
| Binomial name | |
| Haplospiza rustica (Tschudi, 1844) | |
The slaty finch (Haplospiza rustica) is a bird species in the family Thraupidae (formerly in Emberizidae).
It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Haplospiza rustica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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