Slaty-backed Hemispingus
Poospiza goeringi(Sclater, PL; Salvin, O, 1871)
English (US) Slaty-backed Hemispingus
The Slaty-backed Hemispingus (Poospiza goeringi) 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 Venezuela (Mérida and northern Táchira)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Poospiza goeringi
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Slaty-backed Hemispingus
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL; Salvin, O, 1871)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Chlorospingus goeringi
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL; Salvin, O, 1871)
- Type locality
- Paramos of Merida [,Venezuela] .
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1870, pt.3 p.780,784 pl.46 fig.2[=1]
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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