Coal-crested Finch
Charitospiza eucosma
Handsome finch with a spiky crest. Males have a black band from the head to the center of the belly, a silver back, and brown-yellow underparts. Female lacks the black band. Occurs in savanna with shrubby areas and scattered trees, and also in caatinga habitat. Mostly forages on the ground, but also can be seen in low trees and bushes.
分类信息
The coal-crested finch was formally described in 1905 by the American ornithologist Harry C. Oberholser. He introduced a new genus Charitospiza and coined the binomial name Charitospiza eucosma. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek kharis meaning "grace" or "beauty" and spiza meaning "finch". The specific epithet is from the Ancient Greek eukosmos meaning "decorous" or "well-adorned". The type locality is the state of Bahia in Brazil, near the border with Minas Gerais. The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.
- 学名
- Charitospiza eucosma
- 命名信息
- Oberholser, 1905
- 目
- Passeriformes
- 科
- Thraupidae
- 属
- Charitospiza
分布与栖息地
- 迁徙
- Resident species
保护状况
- 种群趋势
- declining
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