The boulder finch or short-tailed finch (''Idiopsar brachyurus'') is a species of

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previously placed in the family Emberizidae, but it appears to be related to the sierra finches '' Phrygilus'' of the tanager family Thraupidae and is now placed there. IdiopsarBrachyurusKeulemans

It is found in

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, and

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. Its natural

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is subtropical or tropical high-altitude

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boulder finch The boulder finch or short-tailed finch (''Idiopsar brachyurus'') is a species of bird previously placed in the family Emberizidae, but it appears to be related to the sierra finches ''Phrygilus'' of the tanager family Thraupidae and is now place ...

Birds of the Bolivian Andes

Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Tanagers {{Thraupidae-stub