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
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Plain-tailed Warbling Finch
- Described by
- (Salvin, O, 1895)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic 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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