Bay-chested warbling finch explained

The bay-chested warbling finch (Castanozoster thoracicus) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.It is endemic to southeastern Brazil.

Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Taxonomy

The bay-chested warbling finch was formally described in 1835 by the Finnish naturalist Alexander von Nordmann from a specimen collected in Brazil. He coined the binomial name Frigilla thoracica.^[1] This species was traditionally placed in the genus Poospiza.^[2] A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that the genus was polyphyletic.^[3] In the subsequent reorganisation the bay-chested warbling finch was moved to its own newly erected genus Castanozoster. The name combines the Ancient Greek καστανό meaning "chestnut" with ζωστήρ meaning "belt".^{[4] [5]} The bay-chested warbling finch is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.^[5]

External links

• Xeno-canto: audio recordings of the bay-chested warbling finch

Notes and References

1. Book: Nordmann, Alexander von . Alexander von Nordmann . Erman . Adolf . 1835 . Reise um die Erde durch Nord-Asien und die beiden Oceane, in der Jahren 1828, 1829 un 1830 ausgeführt. Naturistoricher Atlas . German . Berlin . G. Reimer . 10, Plate 4 fig. 1 .
2. Book: Paynter . Raymond A. Jr . 1970 . Check-List of Birds of the World . 13 . Museum of Comparative Zoology . Cambridge, Massachusetts . 117 .
3. Burns . K.J. . Shultz . A.J. . Title . P.O. . Mason . N.A. . Barker . F.K. . Klicka . J. . Lanyon . S.M. . Lovette . I.J. . 2014 . Phylogenetics and diversification of tanagers (Passeriformes: Thraupidae), the largest radiation of Neotropical songbirds . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 75. 41–77 . 10.1016/j.ympev.2014.02.006 . 24583021 .
4. Burns . K.J. . Unitt . P. . Mason . N.A. . 2016 . A genus-level classification of the family Thraupidae (Class Aves: Order Passeriformes) . Zootaxa . 4088 . 3 . 329–354 . 10.11646/zootaxa.4088.3.2 . 27394344 .
5. Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . Rasmussen . Pamela . Pamela Rasmussen . July 2020 . Tanagers and allies . IOC World Bird List Version 10.2 . International Ornithologists' Union . 9 November 2020 .