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Blue Finch

Rhopospina caerulescens
Family
Tanagers and Allies
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
blufin1, BLFI
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyTanagers and Allies (Thraupidae)
SpeciesRhopospina caerulescens
Codesblufin1, BLFI
Identification

The Blue Finch (Rhopospina caerulescens) is a member of the Tanagers and Allies family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code blufin1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Tanagers and Allies
Brown Tanager
Orchesticus abeillei
Red-crested Cardinal
Paroaria coronata
Red-cowled Cardinal
Paroaria dominicana
Masked Cardinal
Paroaria nigrogenis
Red-capped Cardinal
Paroaria gularis
Crimson-fronted Cardinal
Paroaria baeri
Blue Finch photo
(c) Cláudio Dias Timm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Rhopospina caerulescens

Family: Tanagers and Allies

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: blufin1