Buff-bridled Inca finch

The buff-bridled Inca finch (Incaspiza laeta) is a species of bird traditionally placed in the family Emberizidae, but it may be more closely related to the Thraupidae.

Buff-bridled Inca finch
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Incaspiza
Species:
I. laeta
Binomial name
Incaspiza laeta
(Salvin, 1895)

It is endemic to Peru where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Incaspiza laeta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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