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White-naped seedeater

The white-naped seedeater is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. Sometimes classified in the bunting and American sparrow family Emberizidae, more recent studies have shown it to belong in the Thraupidae.

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White-naped seedeater
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Sporophila
Species:
S. fringilloides
Binomial name
Sporophila fringilloides
(Pelzeln, 1870)
Synonyms

Dolospingus nuchalis

The white-naped seedeater (Sporophila fringilloides) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. Sometimes classified in the bunting and American sparrow family Emberizidae, more recent studies have shown it to belong in the Thraupidae.

It is found in Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2018). "Sporophila fringilloides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T22723567A132167298. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22723567A132167298.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.