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Grey winged Inca finch

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Passeriformes

Genus
  
Incaspiza

Higher classification
  
Inca finch

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
see text

Scientific name
  
Incaspiza ortizi

Rank
  
Species

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

The grey-winged Inca finch (Incaspiza ortizi) is a species of bird traditionally placed in the Emberizidae family, but it may be more closely related to the Thraupidae. Its current family status is incertae sedis.

It is endemic to Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

Grey-winged Inca finch Wikipedia