Piezorhina cinerea

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Cladus: Avemetatarsalia
Cladus: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauriformes
Cladus: Dracohors
Cladus: Dinosauria
Ordo: Saurischia
Cladus: Eusaurischia
Subordo: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Cladus: Averostra
Cladus: Tetanurae
Cladus: Avetheropoda
Cladus: Coelurosauria
Cladus: Tyrannoraptora
Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha
Cladus: Maniraptoriformes
Cladus: Maniraptora
Cladus: Pennaraptora
Cladus: Paraves
Cladus: Eumaniraptora
Cladus: Avialae
Infraclassis: Aves
Cladus: Euavialae
Cladus: Avebrevicauda
Cladus: Pygostylia
Cladus: Ornithothoraces
Cladus: Ornithuromorpha
Cladus: Carinatae
Parvclassis: Neornithes
Cohors: Neognathae
Cladus: Neoaves
Cladus: Telluraves
Cladus: Australaves
Ordo: Passeriformes
Subordo: Passeri
Infraordo: Passerida
Superfamilia: Passeroidea

Familia: Thraupidae
Genus: Piezorina
Species: Piezorina cinerea
Name

Piezorina cinerea (Lafresnaye, 1843)

Type locality: Galapagos islands, error = coastal northwest Peru.

Synonyms

Guiraca cinerea (protonym)
Piezorhina cinerea Lafresnaye, 1843

References

de Lafresnaye, F. 1843. Oiseaux. G. Gros-Bec Coccothraustes. Cuv. (G. Guiraca Swainson. S.-G. Piezorina. De Laf. G. cendré. C. cinerea, De Lafr. Magasin de zoologie, d'anatomie comparée et de palaeontologie (2)5 cl.2: pp. 1–2. BHL pl.30 BHLReference page.

Vernacular names
English: Cinereous finch
español: Yal cinéreo

The cinereous finch (Piezorina cinerea) is a species of South American bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is the only member of the genus Piezorina. It is found in arid coastal regions of northern Peru, with a single record, presumably a straying bird, from immediately adjacent Ecuador.
Taxonomy

The cinereous finch was formally described in 1843 by the French ornithologist Frédéric de Lafresnaye under the binomial name Guiraca cinerea. In the same publication he proposed a new genus Piezorina with the cinereous finch as the type species.[2] Lafresnaye believed that his specimen had come from the Galápagos Islands, but it does not occur there and in 1930 the American ornithologist Outram Bangs amended the type location to northwest Peru.[3][4] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek piezō meaning "to crush" with rhinos meaning "nose". The specific epithet cinerea is Latin and means "ash-grey" or "ash-coloured".[5] The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.[6]

A molecular phylogenetic study of the tanagers published in 2014 found that the cinereous finch was a member of the subfamily Poospizinae and was closely related to the slender-billed finch (Xenospingus concolor).[7]
References

BirdLife International (2018). "Piezorina cinerea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22723182A132161285. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22723182A132161285.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
de Lafresnaye, Frédéric (1843). "G. Gross-Bec. Coccothraustes. Cuv". Magasin de zoologie, d'anatomie comparée et de palaéontologie. 2nd series (in French). 5 (Cl. 2): 2, Plate 30.
Bangs, Outram (1930). "Types of birds now in the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 70 (4): 147–426 [370].
Paynter, Raymond A. Jr, ed. (1970). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 13. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 115.
Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 107, 306. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2020). "Tanagers and allies". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
Burns, K.J.; Shultz, A.J.; Title, P.O.; Mason, N.A.; Barker, F.K.; Klicka, J.; Lanyon, S.M.; Lovette, I.J. (2014). "Phylogenetics and diversification of tanagers (Passeriformes: Thraupidae), the largest radiation of Neotropical songbirds". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 75: 41–77. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2014.02.006. PMID 24583021. 2016: e.T22718695A94592657. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22718695A94592657.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
Aerts, R.; Lerouge, F.; November, E. (2019). Birds of forests and open woodlands in the highlands of Dogu'a Tembien. In: Nyssen J., Jacob, M., Frankl, A. (Eds.). Geo-trekking in Ethiopia's Tropical Mountains - The Dogu'a Tembien District. SpringerNature. ISBN 978-3-030-04954-6.