Black-crested Finch (Lophospingus pusillus)

Family
Thraupidae (Tanagers)

Size
13 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Burmeister, 1860)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry shrubland. From sea-level - 2,200 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay.

Introduced to Uruguay.

Southern Bolivia (southern Santa Cruz, eastern Chuquisaca and eastern Tarija) and western Paraguay south to central Argentina (Salta and Formosa south to eastern San Juan, northern San Luis and western C�rdoba).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (12)...)

Black-crested Finch (Lophospingus pusillus) [XC272643]
by Bernabe Lopez-Lanus from San Jose de las Salinas, C\u00f3rdoba, Argentina (call)

Black-crested Finch (Lophospingus pusillus) [XC45242]
by id from San Jose de las Salinas (Retumbadero), Cordoba, Argentina (alarm call, call, complex of calls (birds in flock) & alarm call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Molecular data indicate that genus may be sister to White-banded Tanager (Neothraupis fasciata), and that these in turn are part of a clade which includes also Common Diuca-finch (Diuca diuca), Paroaria cardinals, Magpie Tanager (Cissopis leverianus) and Schistochlamys tanagers. This would suggest that all should be included in the tanager family (Thraupidae).

References
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