Glacier Finch
Idiopsar speculifer(d'Orbigny, ACVMD; de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1837)
English (US) Glacier Finch
The Glacier Finch (Idiopsar speculifer) 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
- Idiopsar speculifer
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Glacier Finch
- Described by
- (d'Orbigny, ACVMD; de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1837)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Idiopsar speculifer magnirostris
- Idiopsar speculifer speculifer
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Emberiza speculifera
- Described by
- (d'Orbigny, ACVMD; de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1837)
- Type locality
- 'in summis Andibus, Bolivia'.
- Original description
- Magasin de Zoologie 7 cl.2 p.78
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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