Blue Finch
Rhopospina caerulescens(Wied-Neuwied, M, 1830)
English (US) Blue Finch
The Blue Finch (Rhopospina caerulescens) 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: Cerrado of interior of northeastern and central Brazil; adjacent Paraguay (?)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Rhopospina caerulescens
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Blue Finch
- Described by
- (Wied-Neuwied, M, 1830)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Tanagra caerulescens
- Described by
- (Wied-Neuwied, M, 1830)
- Type locality
- Campos Gerae's of inner Brazil [= interior of Bahia] .
- Original description
- Beiträge zur Naturgeschichte von Brasilien 3 p.541
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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