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| authority = [[Jean Cabanis|Cabanis]], 1878
| authority = [[Jean Cabanis|Cabanis]], 1878
| type_species = ''[[black-crested finch|Gubernatrix pusilla]]''
| type_species_authority = [[Hermann Burmeister|Burmeister]], 1860
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'''''Lophospingus''''' is a genus of [[bird]] in the family [[Thraupidae]]. Established by [[Jean Cabanis]] in 1878, it contains the following species:<ref name = "ITIS"/>
'''''Lophospingus''''' is a small [[genus]] of South American birds in the tanager family [[Thraupidae]].
* [[Grey-crested finch]] (''Lophospingus griseocristatus'')
* [[Black-crested finch]] (''Lophospingus pusillus'')


These finches are mostly gray and have prominent upstanding crests. They live in open habitats in southern South America.<ref>{{ cite book | last1=Ridgely | first1=Robert S. | last2=Tudor | first2=Guy | year=2009 | title=Birds of South America: Passerines | series=Helm Field Guides | place=London | publisher=Christopher Helm | isbn=978-1-408-11342-4 | page=663 }}</ref>

==Taxonomy and species list==
The genus ''Lophospingus'' was introduced in 1878 by the German ornithologists [[Jean Cabanis]] with the [[black-crested finch]] as the [[type species]].<ref>{{ cite journal | last=Cabanis | first=Jean | author-link=Jean Cabanis | year=1878 | title=Uelber eine Sammlung von Vögeln der Argentinischen Republik | language=German | journal=Journal für Ornithologie | volume=26 | issue=2 | pages=194–199 [195]| doi=10.1007/BF02004186 | s2cid=37114149 | url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32910946 }}</ref><ref>{{ cite book | editor-last=Paynter | editor-first=Raymond A. Jr | year=1970 | title=Check-List of Birds of the World | volume=13 | publisher=Museum of Comparative Zoology | place=Cambridge, Massachusetts | page=230 | url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/50593 }}</ref> The genus name combines the [[Ancient Greek]] ''lophos'' meaning "crest" and ''spingos '' meaning "finch".<ref>{{cite book | last=Jobling | first=James A. | year=2010| title=The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names | publisher=Christopher Helm | location=London | isbn=978-1-4081-2501-4 | page=230 }}</ref>

The genus contains two species:<ref name=ioc>{{cite web| editor1-last=Gill | editor1-first=Frank | editor1-link=Frank Gill (ornithologist) | editor2-last=Donsker | editor2-first=David | editor3-last=Rasmussen | editor3-first=Pamela | editor3-link=Pamela Rasmussen | date=July 2020 | title=Tanagers and allies | work=IOC World Bird List Version 10.2 | url=https://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/tanagers/ | publisher=International Ornithologists' Union | accessdate=2 November 2020 }}</ref>
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| ||''Lophospingus griseocristatus'' || [[Grey-crested finch]] || Bolivia and northwestern Argentina
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|[[File:Lophospingus pusillus.JPG|120px]] || ''Lophospingus pusillus'' || [[Black-crested finch]] || Bolivia, Paraguay and northern Argentina.
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==References==
==References==
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<ref name = "ITIS">{{cite web | title = ''ITIS Report: ''Lophospingus'' | url = https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=557836&print_version=PRT&source=to_print | accessdate = 15 April 2015 | publisher = [[Integrated Taxonomic Information System]]}}</ref>
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[[File:Lophospingus pusillus.JPG|left|thumb|[[Black-crested finch]] (''Lophospingus pusillus'').]]


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Latest revision as of 18:25, 4 January 2024

Lophospingus
Grey-crested finch (Lophospingus griseocristatus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Lophospingus
Cabanis, 1878
Type species
Gubernatrix pusilla

Lophospingus is a small genus of South American birds in the tanager family Thraupidae.

These finches are mostly gray and have prominent upstanding crests. They live in open habitats in southern South America.[1]

Taxonomy and species list[edit]

The genus Lophospingus was introduced in 1878 by the German ornithologists Jean Cabanis with the black-crested finch as the type species.[2][3] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek lophos meaning "crest" and spingos meaning "finch".[4]

The genus contains two species:[5]

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Lophospingus griseocristatus Grey-crested finch Bolivia and northwestern Argentina
Lophospingus pusillus Black-crested finch Bolivia, Paraguay and northern Argentina.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ridgely, Robert S.; Tudor, Guy (2009). Birds of South America: Passerines. Helm Field Guides. London: Christopher Helm. p. 663. ISBN 978-1-408-11342-4.
  2. ^ Cabanis, Jean (1878). "Uelber eine Sammlung von Vögeln der Argentinischen Republik". Journal für Ornithologie (in German). 26 (2): 194–199 [195]. doi:10.1007/BF02004186. S2CID 37114149.
  3. ^ Paynter, Raymond A. Jr, ed. (1970). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 13. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 230.
  4. ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 230. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
  5. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2020). "Tanagers and allies". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 2 November 2020.


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