Cinereous Finch
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Piezorhina is a genus
of finch-like tanager
. The term cinereous
describes its colouration. It contains a single species, the Cinereous Finch (Piezorhina cinerea). It is found in arid coastal northern Peru
, with a single record, presumably an straying bird, from immediately adjacent Ecuador
.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of finch-like tanager
Tanager
The tanagers comprise the bird family Thraupidae, in the order Passeriformes. The family has an American distribution.There were traditionally about 240 species of tanagers, but the taxonomic treatment of this family's members is currently in a state of flux...
. The term cinereous
Cinereous
Cinereous is a colour, meaning ashy grey in appearance, either consisting of or resembling ashes, or a grey colour tinged with coppery brown. It is derived from the Latin cinereous, from cinis ....
describes its colouration. It contains a single species, the Cinereous Finch (Piezorhina cinerea). It is found in arid coastal northern Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
, with a single record, presumably an straying bird, from immediately adjacent Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
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