Female at Aloysia gratissima

Female at Aloysia gratissima

There were five Poopiza species: P. ornata Cinnamon Warbling-Finch, P. nigrorufa Blakc-and-rufous Warbling-Finch, P. cabanisi Grey-breasted Warbling-Finch, P. torquata Ringed Warbling-Finch and P. melanoleuca Black-capped Warbling-Finch. Phylogenetic studies have determined that this group is polyphyletic, that is they have not evolved from the same common ancestor. So they have been separated. The first two have remained in the genus Poospiza and the last three have been changed to genus Microspingus: Microspingus cabanisi, Microspingus torquatus and Microspingus melanoleucus..