NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Collared Warbling Finch
Poospiza hispaniolensis Bonaparte, 1850
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.
A male Collared Warbling-Finch (Poospiza hispaniolensis) from Machalilla National Park, Manabí, Ecuador.
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Open encyclopedia reference
The collared warbling finch (Poospiza hispaniolensis) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.
Wikipedia contributors, Collared warbling finch; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:15:59.154956+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Poospiza hispaniolensis Bonaparte, 1850
- Name authority
- Bonaparte, 1850
- Common name
- Collared Warbling Finch
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Thraupidae
- Genus
- Poospiza
- 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
- genusPoospiza Cabanis, 1847
- speciesPoospiza hispaniolensis Bonaparte, 1850
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Poospiza. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Rufous-breasted Warbling FinchPoospiza rubecula Salvin, 1895 | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cochabamba Mountain FinchPoospiza garleppi (Berlepsch, 1893) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-and-chestnut Warbling FinchPoospiza whitii P. L. Sclater, 1883 | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tucuman Mountain FinchPoospiza baeri (Oustalet, 1904) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Slaty-backed HemispingusPoospiza goeringi (P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1871) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rufous-browed HemispingusPoospiza rufosuperciliaris (Blake & Hocking, 1974) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
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=562411 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:77VTT. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.