| Lesser Grass Finch | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Emberizoides |
| Species: | E. ypiranganus |
| Binomial name | |
| Emberizoides ypiranganus Ihering, 1907 |
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The Lesser Grass Finch (Emberizoides ypiranganus), also known as the Grey-cheeked Grass-finch, is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae; it was formerly placed in the Emberizidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are temperate grassland and swamps.