Biology:Common diuca finch
| Common diuca finch | |
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| In Chile | |
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| In Argentina | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Diuca Reichenbach, 1850 |
| Species: | D. diuca
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| Binomial name | |
| Diuca diuca (Molina, 1782)
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| Synonyms | |
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Fringilla diuca (protonym) | |
The common diuca finch (Diuca diuca) is a species of bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is the only member of the genus Diuca. It is found in Argentina , Bolivia, Brazil , Chile , and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.
Taxonomy
The common diuca finch was formally described in 1782 by the Chilean naturalist Juan Ignacio Molina under the binomial name Fringilla diuca.[1] The specific epithet is from the Araucano names Diuca or Siuca for this species.[2] The common diuca finch is now the only member of the genus Diuca that was introduced in 1850 by the German naturalist Ludwig Reichenbach.[3][4]
Four subspecies are recognised:[4]
- D. d. crassirostris Hellmayr, 1932 – north-central Chile, south Bolivia and north Argentina
- D. d. diuca (Molina, 1782) – central, south-central Chile and west Argentina
- D. d. chiloensis Philippi Bañados & Peña, 1964 – Chiloé Island (off southern Chile)
- D. d. minor Bonaparte, 1850 – central, south Argentina and south Chile
References
- ↑ Molina, Juan Ignacio (1782) (in Spanish). Saggio sulla storia naturale del Chili. Bologna: Nella Stamperia di S. Tommaso d'Aquino. pp. 249–250. https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/viewer/9635/?offset=#page=250.
- ↑ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 137. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ↑ Reichenbach, Ludwig (1850) (in German). Avium Systema Naturale. Dresden and Leipzig: Friedrich Hofmeister. Plate LXXVIII. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47618521. For the publication date see: Dickinson, E.C.; Overstreet, L.K.; Dowsett, R.J.; Bruce, M.D. (2011). Priority! The Dating of Scientific Names in Ornithology: a Directory to the literature and its reviewers. Northampton, UK: Aves Press. p. 133. ISBN 978-0-9568611-1-5. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/267763194.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds (July 2020). "Tanagers and allies". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. https://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/tanagers/.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q2668619 entry
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