Dull-coloured grassquit

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The dull-coloured grassquit (Asemospiza obscura) is a small bird. It is recognized as a tanager closely related to Darwin's finches.

Dull-coloured grassquit
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Asemospiza
Species:
A. obscura
Binomial name
Asemospiza obscura
Synonyms
  • Asemospiza obscura
  • Tiaris obscurus

Distribution and habitat

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It is found in northwestern Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and western Venezuela. It is a vagrant to Paraguay and central Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Asemospiza obscura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22723584A94824826. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22723584A94824826.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.