Lophospingus
Lophospingus is a small genus of South American birds in the tanager family Thraupidae.
| Lophospingus | |
|---|---|
| Grey-crested finch (Lophospingus griseocristatus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Lophospingus Cabanis, 1878 |
| Type species | |
| Gubernatrix pusilla Burmeister, 1860 | |
These finches are mostly gray and have prominent upstanding crests. They live in open habitats in southern South America.
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