Piura Hemispingus
Piura Hemispingus (<em>Sphenopsis piurae</em>) is a species of Tanagers &amp; Allies (<em>Thraupidae</em>) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).
Overview
Piura Hemispingus (Sphenopsis piurae) is a species of Tanagers & Allies (Thraupidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).
Scientific Classification
Genus: Sphenopsis; binomial: Sphenopsis piurae; authority: (Chapman, 1923).
Distribution
Breeding range: South America.
Conservation Status
This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.
Remarks
Sphenopsis piurae is split from S. melanotis (Ridgely & Greenfield 2001; García-Moreno & Fjeldså 2003); SACC 284 rejected split (too few DNA base pairs); SACC 1012 failed. Move from the dismembered genus Hemispingus to Sphenopsis (Burns et al. 2014, 2016; SACC 730).
