Red-backed sierra finch

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Red-backed sierra finch
File:Phrygilus dorsalis Red-backed Sierra Finch.JPG
Red-backed sierra finch at San Pedro de Atacama, Antofagasta Region, Chile
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Idiopsar
Species:
I. dorsalis
Binomial name
Idiopsar dorsalis
(Cabanis, 1883)
File:Idiopsar dorsalis map.svg
Synonyms

Phrygilus dorsalis
Ephippiospingus dorsalis

The red-backed sierra finch (Idiopsar dorsalis) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in the Southern Andean Yungas of Bolivia and northern Chile and Argentina, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Ephippiospingus dorsalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.