Coal-crested finch

The coal-crested finch (Charitospiza eucosma) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. Though previously classified in the bunting and American sparrow family Emberizidae, molecular phylogenetic studies have shown that it is a member of the large tanager family Thraupidae. It is the only member of the genus Charitospiza.

Coal-crested finch
male at Codó, Maranhão, Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Charitospiza
Oberholser, 1905
Species:
C. eucosma
Binomial name
Charitospiza eucosma

It is found mainly in the Cerrado, with small amounts in Bolivia and northern Argentina. Its natural habitat is dry savanna. It is threatened by habitat loss. It feeds on seed of plants specifically found in these habitats.

Taxonomy

The coal-crested finch was formally described in 1905 by the American ornithologist Harry C. Oberholser. He introduced a new genus Charitospiza and coined the binomial name Charitospiza eucosma.[2] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek kharis meaning "grace" or "beauty" and spiza meaning "finch". The specific epithet is from the Ancient Greek eukosmos meaning "decorous" or "well-adorned".[3] The type locality is the state of Bahia in Brazil, near the border with Minas Gerais.[4] The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.[5]


  • Charitospiza eucosma, 1838

References
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Charitospiza eucosma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Oberholser, Harry C. (1907) [1905]. "Notes on the nomenclature of certain genera of birds". Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 48: 59-68 [67]. Original published as Publication No. 1579 on 13 May 1905.
  3. Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 99, 152. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
  4. Paynter, Raymond A. Jr, ed. (1970). Check-List of Birds of the World. Volume 13. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. pp. 208–209.
  5. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2020). "Tanagers and allies". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 15 October 2020.

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