White-cheeked bullfinch
| White-cheeked bullfinch | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Genus: | Pyrrhula |
| Species: | P. leucogenis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrrhula leucogenis Ogilvie-Grant, 1895 | |
The white-cheeked bullfinch (Pyrrhula leucogenis) is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family.
It is found only in the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Taxonomy
The taxonomy was described in 2001 by Arnaiz-Villena et al. All birds belonging to Genus Pyrrhula have a common ancestor: Pinicola enucleator.[2][3]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Pyrrhula leucogenis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Arnaiz-Villena, A et al. (2001). "Phylogeography of crossbills, bullfinches, grosbeaks,and rosefinches". Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences 58: 1159–1166. doi:10.1007/PL00000930. PMID 11529508.
- ↑ Arnaiz-Villena, A; Gómez-Prieto P; Ruiz-de-Valle V (2009). "Phylogeography of finches and sparrows". Nova Science Publishers. ISBN 978-1-60741-844--3.