NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Black-and-chestnut Warbling Finch
Poospiza whitii P. L. Sclater, 1883
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.
Black-and-chestnut Watbling Finch; San Luis, Argentina
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Open encyclopedia reference
The black-and-chestnut warbling finch (Poospiza whitii) is a species of bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is found on the slopes of the Andes in western Argentina and western Bolivia. Its natural habitats are woodland borders and hedgerows.
Wikipedia contributors, Black-and-chestnut warbling finch; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T12:23:29.294871+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Poospiza whitii P. L. Sclater, 1883
- Name authority
- P. L. Sclater, 1883
- Common name
- Black-and-chestnut 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 whitii P. L. Sclater, 1883
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 |
| Collared Warbling FinchPoospiza hispaniolensis Bonaparte, 1850 | 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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Poospiza nigrorufa whitii P. L. Sclater, 1883 P. L. Sclater, 1883 | synonym |
| Poospiza whitii wagneri Stolzmann, 1926 Stolzmann, 1926 | synonym |
| Poospiza whitii whitii P. L. Sclater, 1883 P. L. Sclater, 1883 | synonym |
| Poospiza nigrorufa wagneri Stolzmann, 1926 Stolzmann, 1926 | synonym |
| Poospiza wagneri Stolzmann, 1926 Stolzmann, 1926 | 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.
- White, E. W., and P. L. Sclater. (1883). Supplementary Notes on the Birds of the Argentine Republic. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, Vol. 51, No. 3. 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:77VTW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.