Lophospingus
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Lophospingus is a genus of bird
in the Thraupidae family. Sometimes classified in the bunting and American sparrow family Emberizidae
, more recent studies have shown it to belong in the tanager
family.
It contains the following species:
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the Thraupidae family. Sometimes classified in the bunting and American sparrow family Emberizidae
Emberizidae
The Emberizidae are a large family of passerine birds. They are seed-eating birds with a distinctively shaped bill.In Europe, most species are called buntings. In North America, most of the species in this family are known as sparrows, but these birds are not closely related to the sparrows, the...
, more recent studies have shown it to belong in the 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...
family.
It contains the following species:
- Grey-crested FinchGrey-crested FinchThe Grey-crested Finch is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family.It is found in Argentina and Bolivia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and heavily degraded former forest....
(Lophospingus griseocristatus) - Black-crested FinchBlack-crested FinchThe Black-crested Finch is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay....
(Lophospingus pusillus)