Rhopospina

Rhopospina
	Mourning sierra finch (Rhopospina piranganus)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Thraupidae
Genus:	Rhopospina; Cabanis, 1851
Species
	Rhopospina fruticeti; Rhopospina caerulescens; Rhopospina alaudina; Rhopospina carbonaria;

Rhopospina is a small genus of finch-like tanagers found in grassy areas in Central and South America.

Taxonomy and species list

The genus contains four species:^[1]

Common Name	Scientific name	Distribution
Mourning sierra finch	Rhopospina fruticeti	Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru. Vagrant to the Falkland Islands and Brazil
Blue finch	Rhopospina caerulescens	Brazil and northeastern Bolivia
Band-tailed sierra finch	Rhopospina alaudina	Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Peru
Carbonated sierra finch	Rhopospina carbonaria	Argentina

^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pam; et al. "Species updates". IOC World Bird List v13.2. International Ornithological Committee. Retrieved 24 July 2023.

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