Kingdom Animalia Order Passeriformes Genus Passerina Higher classification Passerina | Phylum Chordata Family Cardinalidae Scientific name Passerina rositae Rank Species | |
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Similar Bird, Passerina, Orange‑breasted bunting, Cardinal, Varied bunting | ||
Rose bellied bunting passerina rositae
The rose-bellied bunting (Passerina rositae) is a species of bird in the Cardinalidae family. It is also known as Rosita's bunting.
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It is endemic to a tiny strip of hills along the Pacific slope of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in the Mexican states of Oaxaca and Chiapas, where it occurs in arid to semiarid thorn forest and gallery woodlands. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Rose bellied bunting female
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