Mourning Sierra Finch
Rhopospina fruticeti(Kittlitz, FH, 1833)
English (US) Mourning Sierra Finch
The Mourning Sierra Finch (Rhopospina fruticeti) 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.
- Scientific name
- Rhopospina fruticeti
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Mourning Sierra Finch
- Described by
- (Kittlitz, FH, 1833)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Rhopospina fruticeti peruviana
- Rhopospina fruticeti coracina
- Rhopospina fruticeti fruticeti
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Fringilla fruticeti
- Described by
- (Kittlitz, FH, 1833)
- Type locality
- Valparaiso, Chile.
- Original description
- Kupfertafeln zur Naturgeschichte der Vögel 2 p.18 pl.23 fig.1
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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