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Phrygilus
''Phrygilus'' is a genus of mainly Andean seed-eating tanagers commonly known as sierra finches. Phrygilos means finch in Ancient Greek. Traditionally classified in the bunting and American sparrow family Emberizidae, more recent studies have shown them to belong in the Thraupidae. Taxonomy and species list The genus ''Phrygilus'' was introduced in 1844 by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis with the grey-hooded sierra finch as the type species. The name is from the Ancient Greek ''phrugilos'', an unidentified bird mentioned by Aristophanes. The genus formerly included additional species. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that the genus was highly polyphyletic and in the resulting reorganization members of the genus were moved to ''Geospizopsis'', ''Rhopospina'', ''Porphyrospiza'' and ''Idiopsar''. The genus now contains four species. References Phrygilus, Bird genera {{Thraupidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phrygilus
''Phrygilus'' is a genus of mainly Andean seed-eating tanagers commonly known as sierra finches. Phrygilos means finch in Ancient Greek. Traditionally classified in the bunting and American sparrow family Emberizidae, more recent studies have shown them to belong in the Thraupidae. Taxonomy and species list The genus ''Phrygilus'' was introduced in 1844 by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis with the grey-hooded sierra finch as the type species. The name is from the Ancient Greek ''phrugilos'', an unidentified bird mentioned by Aristophanes. The genus formerly included additional species. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that the genus was highly polyphyletic and in the resulting reorganization members of the genus were moved to ''Geospizopsis'', ''Rhopospina'', ''Porphyrospiza'' and ''Idiopsar''. The genus now contains four species. References Phrygilus, Bird genera {{Thraupidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phrygilus Punensis -near Cusco, Peru-8
''Phrygilus'' is a genus of mainly Andean seed-eating tanagers commonly known as sierra finches. Phrygilos means finch in Ancient Greek. Traditionally classified in the bunting and American sparrow family Emberizidae, more recent studies have shown them to belong in the Thraupidae. Taxonomy and species list The genus ''Phrygilus'' was introduced in 1844 by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis with the grey-hooded sierra finch as the type species. The name is from the Ancient Greek ''phrugilos'', an unidentified bird mentioned by Aristophanes. The genus formerly included additional species. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that the genus was highly polyphyletic and in the resulting reorganization members of the genus were moved to '' Geospizopsis'', '' Rhopospina'', ''Porphyrospiza ''Porphyrospiza'' is a genus of seed-eating South American birds in the tanager family Thraupidae. Taxonomy and species list The genus ''Porphyrospiza'' was introduced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thraupidae
The tanagers (singular ) comprise the bird family Thraupidae, in the order Passeriformes. The family has a Neotropical distribution and is the second-largest family of birds. It represents about 4% of all avian species and 12% of the Neotropical birds. Traditionally, the family contained around 240 species of mostly brightly colored fruit-eating birds. As more of these birds were studied using modern molecular techniques, it became apparent that the traditional families were not monophyletic. ''Euphonia'' and ''Chlorophonia'', which were once considered part of the tanager family, are now treated as members of the Fringillidae, in their own subfamily (Euphoniinae). Likewise, the genera ''Piranga'' (which includes the scarlet tanager, summer tanager, and western tanager), '' Chlorothraupis'', and '' Habia'' appear to be members of the cardinal family, and have been reassigned to that family by the American Ornithological Society. Description Tanagers are small to medium-sized b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patagonian Sierra-Finch (8443644486)
The Patagonian sierra finch (''Phrygilus patagonicus'') is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Argentina and Chile. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and temperate grassland A grassland is an area where the vegetation is dominated by grasses (Poaceae). However, sedge (Cyperaceae) and rush (Juncaceae) can also be found along with variable proportions of legumes, like clover, and other herbs. Grasslands occur natur .... Its diet consists mainly of seeds, flower parts, nectar, fruit, and insects, but it has also been seen to forage on human refuse.Crawshay, R. 1907. The birds of Tierra del Fuego. Bernard Quaritch, London, UK. References External links Patagonian sierra finch Birds of the Southern Andes Birds of Patagonia Patagonian sierra finch Patagonian sierra finch Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Thraupidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peruvian Sierra Finch
The Peruvian sierra finch (''Phrygilus punensis'') is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in western Bolivia and Peru where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brush, or bush is a plant community characterized by vegetation dominated by shrubs, often also including grasses, herbs, and geophytes. Shrubland may either occur naturally or be the result of human activity. It m .... References Peruvian sierra finch Birds of the Peruvian Andes Peruvian sierra finch Taxa named by Robert Ridgway Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Thraupidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patagonian Sierra Finch
The Patagonian sierra finch (''Phrygilus patagonicus'') is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Argentina and Chile. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and temperate grassland A grassland is an area where the vegetation is dominated by grasses (Poaceae). However, sedge (Cyperaceae) and rush (Juncaceae) can also be found along with variable proportions of legumes, like clover, and other herbs. Grasslands occur natur .... Its diet consists mainly of seeds, flower parts, nectar, fruit, and insects, but it has also been seen to forage on human refuse.Crawshay, R. 1907. The birds of Tierra del Fuego. Bernard Quaritch, London, UK. References External links Patagonian sierra finch Birds of the Southern Andes Birds of Patagonia Patagonian sierra finch Patagonian sierra finch Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Thraupidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanager
The tanagers (singular ) comprise the bird family Thraupidae, in the order Passeriformes. The family has a Neotropical distribution and is the second-largest family of birds. It represents about 4% of all avian species and 12% of the Neotropical birds. Traditionally, the family contained around 240 species of mostly brightly colored fruit-eating birds. As more of these birds were studied using modern molecular techniques, it became apparent that the traditional families were not monophyletic. ''Euphonia'' and ''Chlorophonia'', which were once considered part of the tanager family, are now treated as members of the Fringillidae, in their own subfamily (Euphoniinae). Likewise, the genera ''Piranga'' (which includes the scarlet tanager, summer tanager, and western tanager), '' Chlorothraupis'', and '' Habia'' appear to be members of the cardinal family, and have been reassigned to that family by the American Ornithological Society. Description Tanagers are small to medium-sized b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grey-hooded Sierra Finch
The grey-hooded sierra finch (''Phrygilus gayi'') is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Argentina and Chile where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brush, or bush is a plant community characterized by vegetation dominated by shrubs, often also including grasses, herbs, and geophytes. Shrubland may either occur naturally or be the result of human activity. It m ... and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. References grey-hooded sierra finch Birds of the Southern Andes grey-hooded sierra finch Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Thraupidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grey-hooded Sierra Finch
The grey-hooded sierra finch (''Phrygilus gayi'') is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Argentina and Chile where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brush, or bush is a plant community characterized by vegetation dominated by shrubs, often also including grasses, herbs, and geophytes. Shrubland may either occur naturally or be the result of human activity. It m ... and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. References grey-hooded sierra finch Birds of the Southern Andes grey-hooded sierra finch Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Thraupidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black-hooded Sierra Finch
The black-hooded sierra finch (''Phrygilus atriceps'') is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brush, or bush is a plant community characterized by vegetation dominated by shrubs, often also including grasses, herbs, and geophytes. Shrubland may either occur naturally or be the result of human activity. It m .... References black-hooded sierra finch Birds of the Puna grassland black-hooded sierra finch Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Thraupidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geospizopsis
''Geospizopsis'' is a genus of seed-eating birds in the tanager family Thraupidae that are commonly known as sierra finches. Taxonomy and species list The two species now placed in ''Geospizopsis'' were formerly placed in the genus '' Phrygilus''. A molecular phylogenetic study of the tanagers published in 2014 found that ''Phrygilus'' was polyphyletic. In the subsequent rearrangement to create monophyletic genera, the genus ''Geospizopsis'' was resurrected. It had originally been introduced in 1856 by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte with ''Passerculus geospizopsis'' Bonaparte, 1853 as the type species. This taxon is now treated as a subspecies of the plumbeous sierra finch and has the trinomial name ''Geospizopsis unicolor geospizopsis''. The genus name combines ''Geospiza'', a genus introduced by John Gould in 1837, with the Ancient Greek Ancient Greek includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idiopsar
''Idiopsar'' is a genus of Neotropical seed-eating birds in the tanager family Thraupidae. Taxonomy and species list The genus ''Idiopsar'' was introduced in 1867 by the American ornithologist John Cassin to accommodate the newly described boulder finch. The name combines the Ancient Greek ''idios'' meaning "distinct" or "peculiar" with ''psar'' meaning "starling". This genus formerly contained a single species, the boulder finch. A molecular phylogenetic study of the tanager family (Thraupidae) published in 2014 found that the boulder finch was a member of a clade that contained three species assigned to other genera. In the ensuing reorganization of generic boundaries, these three species were assigned to ''Idiopsar''. The same genetic study found that ''Idiopsar'' is sister to the tit-like dacnis in the monospecific genus ''Xenodacnis''. The genus contains four species. * Red-backed sierra finch, ''Idiopsar dorsalis'' (formerly assigned to ''Phrygilus''; alternatively p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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