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Lophospingus
''Lophospingus'' is a small genus of South American birds in the tanager family Thraupidae. These finches are mostly gray and have prominent upstanding crests. They live in open habitats in southern South America. Taxonomy and species list The genus ''Lophospingus'' was introduced in 1878 by the German ornithologists Jean Cabanis with the black-crested finch as the type species. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek Ancient Greek (, ; ) includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the classical antiquity, ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (), Greek ... ''lophos'' meaning "crest" and ''spingos '' meaning "finch". The genus contains two species: References Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Bird genera {{Thraupidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grey-crested Finch
The grey-crested finch (''Lophospingus griseocristatus'') is a species of bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is found in Bolivia and northwestern Argentina where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and heavily degraded former forest. The bird was first described in 1837 by the French ornithologist Frédéric de Lafresnaye and the French zoologist Alcide d'Orbigny after the latter had collected it on an expedition he undertook for the Paris Museum to South America between 1826 and 1833. Description The grey-crested finch has a distinctive erect, spiky grey crest. Other parts of the bird are grey also, with the underparts being paler than the upper parts, and the belly being whitish. The wings and tail are deeper grey, except for the outer corners of the tail which are white and particularly noticeable in flight. The beak is yellow, pink and grey. The adult length of this finch is about . Distribution and habitat The grey-crested finch i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lophospingus
''Lophospingus'' is a small genus of South American birds in the tanager family Thraupidae. These finches are mostly gray and have prominent upstanding crests. They live in open habitats in southern South America. Taxonomy and species list The genus ''Lophospingus'' was introduced in 1878 by the German ornithologists Jean Cabanis with the black-crested finch as the type species. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek Ancient Greek (, ; ) includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the classical antiquity, ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (), Greek ... ''lophos'' meaning "crest" and ''spingos '' meaning "finch". The genus contains two species: References Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Bird genera {{Thraupidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black-crested Finch
The black-crested finch (''Lophospingus pusillus'') is a species of bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is found in Bolivia, Paraguay and northern Argentina. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is a fairly common bird with a very wide range, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated it to be a "least-concern species A least-concern species is a species that has been evaluated and categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as not being a focus of wildlife conservation because the specific species is still plentiful in the wil ...". Description The adult black-crested finch is about in length. It has a yellowish-pink beak and a distinctive spiky black crest. The male has a black head and black throat, and a broad white superciliary stripe. The cheek area is also white. The upper parts of the body, the wings and tail are grey, apart fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
