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Lophospingus griseocristatus (Grey-crested Finch)

Synonyms: Emberiza griseocristata

Wikipedia Abstract

The grey-crested finch (Lophospingus griseocristatus) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Argentina and Bolivia where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and heavily degraded former forest. The bird was first described in 1837 by the French ornithologist Frédéric de Lafresnaye and the French zoologist Alcide d'Orbigny after the latter had collected it on an expedition he undertook for the Paris Museum to South America between 1826 and 1833.
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EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
1
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
14
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 4.34604
EDGE Score: 1.67636
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  17.9 grams

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Bolivian montane dry forests Bolivia Neotropic Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests
Bolivian Yungas Bolivia Neotropic Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Central Andean puna Argentina, Bolivia, Peru Neotropic Montane Grasslands and Shrublands
Southern Andean Yungas Bolivia, Argentina Neotropic Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Carrasco National Park 1715702 Cochabamba, Bolivia  
Reserva de la Biosfera de Pozuelos Biosphere Reserve 988422 Argentina  

Important Bird Areas

Name Location  IBA Criteria   Website   Climate   Land Use 
Cuencas de Ríos Caine y Mizque Bolivia A1, A2, A3
Reserva Biológica Cordillera de Sama Bolivia A1, A2, A3
Reserva Nacional de Flora y Fauna Tariquía Bolivia A1, A2, A3
Serranía de Aguarague Bolivia A1, A2, A3
Vertiente Sur del Parque Nacional Tunari Bolivia A1, A2, A3

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Tropical Andes Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela Yes

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Schmitt, CG, DC Schmitt, & JV Remsen, Jr. 1997. Birds of the Tambo area, an arid valley in the Bolivian Andes. Ornithol. Monogr. 48: 701–716
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0