Band-tailed Sierra Finch
Rhopospina alaudina
Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Thraupidae
- Genus
- Rhopospina
- eBird Code
- btsfin1
Taxonomy Changes
Porphyrospiza alaudina → Rhopospina alaudina
Genus transfer — GBIF Backbone Taxonomy uses the former name; AviList 2025 uses the current name.
Vocalizations
Subspecies (6)
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Rhopospina alaudina alaudina
Andes of Chile (Atacama to Valdivia)
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Rhopospina alaudina bipartita
Andes of western Ecuador and Peru (southward to Arequipa)
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Rhopospina alaudina bracki
central Peru (arid inter-Andean of upper Río Huallaga)
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Rhopospina alaudina excelsa
Andes of southern Peru (Puno) and Bolivia
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Rhopospina alaudina humboldti
coastal southern Ecuador and northern Peru (southward to Piura)
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Rhopospina alaudina venturii
Andes of Argentina (Jujuy and Salta to Tucumán and western Córdoba)
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.