Great Inca finch

The great Inca finch (Incaspiza pulchra) is a species of passerine bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It was traditionally placed in the family Emberizidae. It is endemic to Peru.

Great Inca finch
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Incaspiza
Species:
I. pulchra
Binomial name
Incaspiza pulchra
(Sclater, 1886)
Synonyms

Haemophila pulchra (protonym)

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.

Santa Eulalia Valley - Peru

References

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