Black-backed grosbeak
| Black-backed grosbeak | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cardinalidae |
| Genus: | Pheucticus |
| Species: | P. aureoventris |
| Binomial name | |
| Pheucticus aureoventris d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837 | |
The black-backed grosbeak (Pheucticus aureoventris) is a large finch type bird found in South America in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela. They are often kept as cagebirds.
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- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Pheucticus aureoventris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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