Black-masked Finch
Coryphaspiza melanotis(Temminck, CJ, 1822)
English (US) Black-masked Finch
The Black-masked Finch (Coryphaspiza melanotis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Thraupidae (Tanagers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Coryphaspiza melanotis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Black-masked Finch
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1822)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Coryphaspiza melanotis marajoara
- Coryphaspiza melanotis melanotis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Emberizoides melanotis
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1822)
- Type locality
- Paraguay and Brazil; type from Ipanema, Sao Paulo, Brazil, fide Hellmayr, 1938, Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Publ., Zool. Ser., 13, pt. 11, p. 614.
- Original description
- Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.19, vol.3 pl.114 fig.2
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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