Red Pileated Finch (Coryphospingus cucullatus), male

Botanical Gardens of Brasilia - DF, Brazil.

 

The Red Pileated Finch (Coryphospingus cucullatus) is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.

 

It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, on the eastern side of the Andes.

 

(from Wikipedia)

 

It is known locally as "tico-tico-rei".

 

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Aves

Order: Passeriformes

Suborder: Passeri

Family: Thraupidae

Subfamily: Tachyphoninae

Genus: Coryphospingus Cabanis, 1851

Species: C. cucullatus (Müller, 1776)

Binomial name: Coryphospingus cucullatus

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