Grey-crested Finch
Lophospingus griseocristatus(d'Orbigny, ACVMD; de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1837)
English (US) Gray-crested Finch
UK name: Grey-crested Finch
The Grey-crested Finch (Lophospingus griseocristatus) 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.
Range: arid Andes of southeastern Bolivia and northwestern Argentina (Jujuy and Salta)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Lophospingus griseocristatus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Gray-crested Finch
- English (UK)
- Grey-crested Finch
- Described by
- (d'Orbigny, ACVMD; de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1837)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Emberiza griseo-cristata
- Described by
- (d'Orbigny, ACVMD; de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1837)
- Type locality
- Cochabamba, Grande-Vallee, Bolivia'; herewith restricted to Valle ^^^ Grande, Santa Cruz.
- Original description
- Magasin de Zoologie 7 cl.2 p.79
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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