Poospizopsis is a genus of warbler-like tanagers. They are found in highland forest in South America.
| Poospizopsis | |
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| Rufous-sided warbling finch (Poospizopsis hypocondria) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Poospizopsis Berlepsch, 1893 |
| Type species | |
| Poospiza caesar Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1869
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Taxonomy and species list
editA molecular phylogenetic study of the tanager family Thraupidae published in 2014 found that the genus Poospiza was polyphyletic.[1] In the subsequent reorganization two species from Poospiza were assigned to the resurrected genus Poospizopsis that had been introduced in 1893 by the German ornithologist Hans von Berlepsch with the chestnut-breasted mountain finch as the type species.[2][3][4] The name of the genus combines Poospiza with the Ancient Greek opsis meaning "appearance".[5]
The two species now placed in the genus are:[4]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Poospizopsis hypocondria | Rufous-sided warbling finch | Argentina and Bolivia. |
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Poospizopsis caesar | Chestnut-breasted mountain finch | Peru. |
References
edit- ^ Burns, K.J.; Shultz, A.J.; Title, P.O.; Mason, N.A.; Barker, F.K.; Klicka, J.; Lanyon, S.M.; Lovette, I.J. (2014). "Phylogenetics and diversification of tanagers (Passeriformes: Thraupidae), the largest radiation of Neotropical songbirds". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 75: 41–77. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2014.02.006. PMID 24583021.
- ^ Berlepsch, Hans von (1893). "On a remarkable new finch from the highlands of Bolivia". Ibis. 6th series. 5: 207–210 [208].
- ^ Burns, K.J.; Unitt, P.; Mason, N.A. (2016). "A genus-level classification of the family Thraupidae (Class Aves: Order Passeriformes)". Zootaxa. 4088 (3): 329–354. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4088.3.2. PMID 27394344.
- ^ a b Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2020). "Tanagers and allies". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 314. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
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