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Lophospingus
Grey-crested finch (Lophospingus griseocristatus)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Thraupidae
Genus:	Lophospingus Cabanis, 1878
Type species
Gubernatrix pusilla Burmeister, 1860

Lophospingus is a small genus of South American birds in the tanager family Thraupidae.

These finches are mostly gray and have prominent upstanding crests. They live in open habitats in southern South America.

Taxonomy and species list

The genus Lophospingus was introduced in 1878 by the German ornithologists Jean Cabanis with the black-crested finch as the type species. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek lophos meaning "crest" and spingos meaning "finch".

The genus contains two species:

Image	Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution
	Lophospingus griseocristatus	Grey-crested finch	Bolivia and northwestern Argentina
	Lophospingus pusillus	Black-crested finch	Bolivia, Paraguay and northern Argentina.

References

1. Ridgely, Robert S.; Tudor, Guy (2009). Birds of South America: Passerines. Helm Field Guides. London: Christopher Helm. p. 663. ISBN 978-1-408-11342-4.
2. Cabanis, Jean (1878). "Uelber eine Sammlung von Vögeln der Argentinischen Republik". Journal für Ornithologie (in German). 26 (2): 194–199 . Bibcode:1878JOrni..26..194C. doi:10.1007/BF02004186. S2CID 37114149.
3. Paynter, Raymond A. Jr, ed. (1970). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 13. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 230.
4. Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 230. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
5. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2020). "Tanagers and allies". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 2 November 2020.

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