NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Rufous-sided Warbling Finch
Poospizopsis hypocondria (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)
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.
« Emberiza hypochondria » = Poospiza hypochondria (Rufous-sided Warbling Finch)
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Open encyclopedia reference
The rufous-sided warbling finch (Poospizopsis hypocondria) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in the Andes of Bolivia and northern Argentina as well as the Sierras de Córdoba.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.
Wikipedia contributors, Rufous-sided warbling finch; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T11:53:25.719869+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Poospizopsis hypocondria (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)
- Name authority
- (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)
- Common name
- Rufous-sided Warbling Finch
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Thraupidae
- Genus
- Poospizopsis
- 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
- genusPoospizopsis Berlepsch, 1893
- speciesPoospizopsis hypocondria (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Poospiza hypochondriaca (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) | synonym |
| Poospiza hypocondria (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) | synonym |
| Poospiza hypochondria (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) | synonym |
| Poospizopsis hypochondria (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) | 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=1189826 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:9GCZH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.