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Category:Phrygilus - BirdForum Opus

Genus: Phrygilus

Description

Phrygilus is a genus of mainly Andean seed-eating tanagers commonly known as sierra-finches.

Taxonomy

Phrygilus is a genus in the family Thraupidae.
It was formerly placed in the family Emberizidae.


Genus Phrygilus viewedit
P. atriceps Black-hooded Sierra Finch
P. punensis Peruvian Sierra Finch
P. gayi Gray-hooded Sierra Finch
P. patagonicus Patagonian Sierra Finch

References

This thread discusses a recent (2011) phylogenetic study of the genus.

Pages in category ‘Phrygilus’

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