Blue finch
Species of bird
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The blue finch or yellow-billed blue finch (Rhopospina caerulescens) is a species of small bird. Although it was long classified in the bunting family Emberizidae,[1][2] or the cardinal family Cardinalidae,[3] more recent molecular studies have shown it fits comfortably in the Thraupini tribe within the family Thraupidae.[4]
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| Blue finch | |
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| male at Serra da Canastra National Park, Minas Gerais state, Brazil | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Rhopospina |
| Species: | R. caerulescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhopospina caerulescens (Wied-Neuwied, M, 1830) | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Tanagra caerulescens (protonym) | |
It is found in Brazil and northeastern Bolivia, where its natural habitat is dry savanna. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.[1]
