Lesser Grass Finch | |
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Information | |
Common Name | Grey-cheeked Grass-finch |
Range | Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. |
Scientific Classification | |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Class | Aves |
Order | Passeriformes |
Family | Thraupidae |
Genus | Emberizoides |
Species | Emberizoides ypiranganus |
Conservation Status | |
Least Concern |
The Lesser grass finch (Emberizoides ypiranganus), also known as the grey-cheeked grass-finch, is a species of tanager in the Thraupidae family; it was formerly placed in the Emberizidae.
It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are temperate grassland and swamps.