Red-backed sierra finch

Red-backed sierra finch
Red-backed sierra finch at San Pedro de Atacama, Antofagasta Region, Chile
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Phrygilus
Species: P. dorsalis
Binomial name
Phrygilus dorsalis
Cabanis, 1883

The red-backed sierra finch (Phrygilus dorsalis) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.

It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.

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