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Cinereous finch

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Piezorina cinerea

Higher classification
  
Piezorina

Order
  
Passerine

Family
  
see text

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

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Genus
  
Piezorina Lafresnaye, 1843

Similar
  
Vilcabamba brush finch, Nightingale Island finch, Tumbes sparrow, Short‑tailed finch, Plain‑tailed warbling finch

The cinereous finch (Piezorina cinerea) is a species of finch-like bird traditionally placed in the Emberizidae family, but it may be more closely related to the Thraupidae. The term cinereous describes its colouration. It is the only member of the genus Piezorina. It is found in arid coastal northern Peru, with a single record, presumably a straying bird, from immediately adjacent Ecuador.

References

Cinereous finch Wikipedia