Scientific name Poospiza Higher classification American Sparrows Order Passerine | Family Thraupidae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus | |
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Lower classifications Black‑and‑rufous warbling finch, Black‑capped warbling finch, Ringed warbling finch, Cinnamon warbling finch, Gray‑throated warbling finch | ||
Birds of peru collared warbling finch poospiza hispaniolensis
Poospiza is a genus of finch-like tanagers found in both the South American lowlands and the Andes mountains. Generally they are arboreal feeders in light woodland and scrub. All have extensive grey to their plumage, and have—often bold—white or rufous markings.
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- Birds of peru collared warbling finch poospiza hispaniolensis
- Poospiza nigrorufa laguna diario maldonado ur dez 2011 antonio silveira
- Taxonomy
- Species list
- References
Poospiza nigrorufa laguna diario maldonado ur dez 2011 antonio silveira
Taxonomy
Despite many similarities in plumage the genus—as traditionally defined—appears to consist of four groups each of which are paraphyletic with representatives of six other tanager genera all forming a well-supported clade. Lougheed studied twelve of the seventeen species and consistently recovered the following four groups:
Based on this and other evidence, the two members of group 3 have recently been moved from Poospiza into the resurrected genus Compsospiza.
Additionally, P. caesar was formerly classified in the monotypic genus Poospizopsis.