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Plain-tailed Warbling Finch

Microspingus alticola(Salvin, O, 1895)

English (US) Plain-tailed Warbling Finch

The Plain-tailed Warbling Finch (Microspingus alticola) 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: Andes of western Peru (southern Cajamarca to La Libertad and eastern Ancash)Range summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Microspingus alticola
IUCN Red List
Near Threatened
English (US)
Plain-tailed Warbling Finch
Described by
(Salvin, O, 1895)

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Poospiza alticola
Described by
(Salvin, O, 1895)
Type locality
Huamachuco, 10,400 ft., Libertad, Peru.
Original description
Novitates Zoologicae 2 p.7

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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