Glaucous-blue grosbeak
| Glaucous-blue grosbeak | |
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| A male glaucous-blue grosbeak at Iporanga, São Paulo State, Brazil | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cardinalidae |
| Genus: | Cyanoloxia Bonaparte, 1850 |
| Species: | C. glaucocaerulea |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyanoloxia glaucocaerulea (D'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Passerina glaucocaerulea (D'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) | |
The glaucous-blue grosbeak (Cyanoloxia glaucocaerulea), also known as the indigo grosbeak, is a species of bird in the Cardinalidae family. It is the only member of the genus Cyanoloxia.
It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Cyanoloxia glaucocaerulea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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