Hooded Sierra-Finches
Phrygilus
Phrygilus is a genus of mainly Andean seed-eating tanagers commonly known as sierra finches. Phrygilos means finch in Ancient Greek. Sometimes classified in the bunting and American sparrow family Emberizidae, more recent studies have shown them to belong in the Thraupidae. The genus appears to be polyphyletic consisting of at least three distinct lineages which in future may need to be split into separate genera.
4 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 4 known species
Gray-hooded Sierra-Finch
speciesPhrygilus gayi
Patagonian Sierra-Finch
speciesPhrygilus patagonicus
Peruvian Sierra-Finch
speciesPhrygilus punensis
Black-hooded Sierra-Finch
speciesPhrygilus atriceps
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 979883.