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Patagonian Sierra Finch
Phrygilus patagonicus Lowe, 1923
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Patagonian sierra finch (Phrygilus patagonicus), Tepuhueico, Chiloé Island, Chile
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Patagonian sierra finch (Phrygilus patagonicus) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.
It is found in Argentina and Chile.
Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and temperate grassland.
Its diet consists mainly of seeds, flower parts, nectar, fruit, and insects, but it has also been seen to forage on human refuse.
Wikipedia contributors, Patagonian sierra finch; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:19:51.196877+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Phrygilus patagonicus Lowe, 1923
- Name authority
- Lowe, 1923
- Common name
- Patagonian Sierra Finch
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Thraupidae
- Genus
- Phrygilus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyThraupidae
- genusPhrygilus Cabanis, 1844
- speciesPhrygilus patagonicus Lowe, 1923
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Phrygilus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Black-hooded Sierra FinchPhrygilus atriceps (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gray-hooded Sierra FinchPhrygilus gayi (Gervais, 1834) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Peruvian Sierra FinchPhrygilus punensis Ridgway, 1887 | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Phrygilus gayi patagonicus Lowe, 1923 Lowe, 1923 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=562048 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4GVP6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.