Mourning sierra finch

Rhopospina fruticeti

The mourning sierra finch is a species of South American bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is the only member of the genus "Rhopospina". It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru. It is a vagrant to the Falkland Islands and Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.
Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyThraupidae
GenusRhopospina
SpeciesR. fruticeti
Photographed in
Peru