Embernagra
Genus of birds
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Embernagra is a genus of South American finch-like birds in the tanager family Thraupidae.
| Embernagra | |
|---|---|
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| Pampa finch, Embernagra platensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Embernagra Lesson, 1831 |
| Type species | |
| Tanagra dumetorum[1] = Emberiza platensis Lesson, 1831 | |
| Species | |
Taxonomy and species list
The genus Embernagra was introduced in 1831 by the French naturalist René Lesson with the Pampa finch as the type species.[2][3] The name combines the names of two genera: Emberiza introduced for the buntings by Carl Linnaeus in 1758 and Tanagra introduced for the tanagers by Linnaeus in 1764.[4]
This genus was traditionally placed with the buntings and New World sparrows in the subfamily Emberizinae within the family Emberizidae.[3] A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that Embernagra was embedded in the tanager family Thraupidae. Within Thraupidae Embernagra is now placed with Coryphaspiza and Emberizoides in the subfamily Emberizoidinae.[5][6]
The genus contains two species:[6]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serra finch
|
Embernagra longicauda Strickland, 1844 |
Brazil |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
| Pampa finch
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Embernagra platensis (Gmelin, 1789) |
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
