Western and southern Bolivia (eastern La Paz, eastern and south through central Cochabamba, western Santa Cruz, western Chuquisaca and western Tarija) and extreme northern Argentina (eastern Jujuy and northern Salta).
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).
Grey-crested Finch (Lophospingus griseocristatus) [XC19973]
by Dante Buzzetti from Chuquisaca: 7 km N Sopachuy, Bolivia (song)
Grey-crested Finch (Lophospingus griseocristatus) [XC735483]
by Dante Buzzetti from Zona Archeologica Toro Muerto, Saipina, Santa Cruz, Bolivia (call, song)
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). This species was formerly given its own genus, Schistospiza, but exhibits obvious plumage similarities to, and no structural differences from, present genus.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet