Plain-tailed warbling finch

The plain-tailed warbling finch (Microspingus alticola) is a species of bird in the genetic family Thraupidae.
It lives only in Peru.

The plain-tailed warbling finch has a natural habitat that is in moist montane forests in areas of the tropics or bordering the tropics.
The plain-tailed warbling finch is in danger due to habitat loss.

 Taxonomy 
The plain-tailed warbling finch was first described in 1895 by the English ornithologist Osbert Salvin from a bird that was collected by Oscar Theodor Baron near the town of Huamachuco in La Libertad, Peru. Osbert Salvin originally said that the plain-tailed warbling finch is in the genus Poospiza, but was later moved to Microspingus.

 Description 
The plain-tailed warbling finch is a small bird, as it only weighs 24-28g. The plain-tailed warbling finch has a grey back, wings, and tail, as well as a white breast and belly. The plain-tailed warbling finch also has yellowish-brown flanks and top layer of feathers on the undertail area, paired with a reddish-brown under-eye stripe and a white moustache and eyebrow-feathers. Lastly, the plain-tailed warbling finch has variably yellow sides of the head, and a black cheek and crown with a dark grey cap.

 References 

Category:IUCN Red List endangered species
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