Biology:Lophospingus
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Short description: Genus of birds
| Lophospingus | |
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| Grey-crested finch (Lophospingus griseocristatus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Lophospingus Cabanis, 1878 |
| Type species | |
| Gubernatrix pusilla Burmeister, 1860
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Lophospingus is a small genus of South American birds in the tanager family Thraupidae.
These finches are mostly gray and have prominent upstanding crests. They live in open habitats in southern South America.[1]
Taxonomy and species list
The genus Lophospingus was introduced in 1878 by the German ornithologists Jean Cabanis with the black-crested finch as the type species.[2][3] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek lophos meaning "crest" and spingos meaning "finch".[4]
The genus contains two species:[5]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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| Lophospingus griseocristatus | Grey-crested finch | Bolivia and northwestern Argentina | |
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Lophospingus pusillus | Black-crested finch | Bolivia, Paraguay and northern Argentina. |
References
- ↑ Ridgely, Robert S.; Tudor, Guy (2009). Birds of South America: Passerines. Helm Field Guides. London: Christopher Helm. p. 663. ISBN 978-1-408-11342-4.
- ↑ Cabanis, Jean (1878). "Uelber eine Sammlung von Vögeln der Argentinischen Republik" (in German). Journal für Ornithologie 26 (2): 194–199 [195]. doi:10.1007/BF02004186. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32910946.
- ↑ Paynter, Raymond A. Jr, ed (1970). Check-List of Birds of the World. 13. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 230. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/50593.
- ↑ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 230. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ↑ 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/. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
Wikidata ☰ Q1092473 entry
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