Melanodera
Encyclopedia
Melanodera is a genus
of Patagonia
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of Patagonia
Patagonia
Patagonia is a region located in Argentina and Chile, integrating the southernmost section of the Andes mountains to the southwest towards the Pacific ocean and from the east of the cordillera to the valleys it follows south through Colorado River towards Carmen de Patagones in the Atlantic Ocean...
n seed-eating tanager
Tanager
The tanagers comprise the bird family Thraupidae, in the order Passeriformes. The family has an American distribution.There were traditionally about 240 species of tanagers, but the taxonomic treatment of this family's members is currently in a state of flux...
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Species list
- White-bridled Finch or Canary-winged Finch, Melanodera melanodera
- Yellow-bridled FinchYellow-bridled FinchThe Yellow-bridled Finch is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Argentina and Chile....
, Melanodera xanthogramma