Glaucous-blue grosbeak
The glaucous-blue grosbeak (Cyanoloxia glaucocaerulea), also known as the indigo grosbeak, is a species of bird in the family Cardinalidae. The South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society assigns three more species to Cyanoloxia.[2][3]
| Glaucous-blue grosbeak | |
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| male at Iporanga, São Paulo State, Brazil | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cardinalidae |
| Genus: | Cyanoloxia |
| Species: | C. glaucocaerulea |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyanoloxia glaucocaerulea (D'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Passerina glaucocaerulea (D'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) | |
It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Cyanoloxia glaucocaerulea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Gill, F.; Donsker, D. (25 June 2018). "IOC World Bird List (v 8.2)". /. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, C. D. Cadena, S. Claramunt, A. Jaramillo, J. F. Pacheco, J. Pérez-Emán, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, D. F. Stotz, and K. J. Zimmer. Version 1 July 2018. A classification of the bird species of South America. American Ornithological Society. http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm retrieved 1 July 2018
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