White-throated Sierra-Finches and Allies
Idiopsar
The short-tailed finch (Idiopsar brachyurus) is a species of bird previously placed in the Emberizidae family, but it appears to be related to the sierra finches Phrygilus of the tanager family Thraupidae and is now placed there. It is the only member of its genus, Idiopsar.
4 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 4 known species
Glacier Finch
speciesIdiopsar speculifer
Red-backed Sierra-Finch
speciesIdiopsar dorsalis
Boulder Finch
speciesIdiopsar brachyurus
White-throated Sierra-Finch
speciesIdiopsar erythronotus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 9904.