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Chestnut breasted mountain finch

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Passeriformes

Genus
  
Poospiza

Higher classification
  
Poospiza

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Thraupidae

Scientific name
  
Poospiza caesar

Rank
  
Species

Chestnut-breasted mountain finch neotropicalbirdscornelleduportalimageimageg

Similar
  
Cuzco brush finch, Rufous‑breasted warbling finch, Plain‑tailed warbling finch, Vilcabamba brush finch, Nightingale Island finch

The chestnut-breasted mountain finch (Poospiza caesar) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. 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

Chestnut-breasted mountain finch Wikipedia