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Sporophila
''Sporophila'' is a genus of Neotropical birds in the tanager family Thraupidae. The genus now includes the six seed finches that were previously placed in the genus ''Oryzoborus''. They are relatively small with stubby, conical bills adapted for feeding on seeds and alike. Most species are strongly sexually dimorphic, and while "typical" adult males often are distinctive, female and immatures of both sexes can be very difficult (in some species virtually impossible) to identify to exact species. Females of at least some of these species have different ultraviolet colours, which can be seen by birds, but not humans. Female-like (paedomorphic) males apparently also occur, at least in some species. Taxonomy and species list The genus ''Spermophila'' was introduced by the English naturalist William John Swainson in 1827. The type species was subsequently designated as Temminck's seedeater (''Sporophila falcirostris'') by George Robert Gray in 1841. As the genus name ''Spermophila' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sporophila Bouvronides - Leson's Seedeater (male); Iranduba, Amazonas, Brazil 02
''Sporophila'' is a genus of Neotropical birds in the tanager family Thraupidae. The genus now includes the six seed finches that were previously placed in the genus ''Oryzoborus''. They are relatively small with stubby, conical bills adapted for feeding on seeds and alike. Most species are strongly sexually dimorphic, and while "typical" adult males often are distinctive, female and immatures of both sexes can be very difficult (in some species virtually impossible) to identify to exact species. Females of at least some of these species have different ultraviolet colours, which can be seen by birds, but not humans. Female-like (paedomorphic) males apparently also occur, at least in some species. Taxonomy and species list The genus ''Spermophila'' was introduced by the English naturalist William John Swainson in 1827. The type species was subsequently designated as Temminck's seedeater (''Sporophila falcirostris'') by George Robert Gray in 1841. As the genus name ''Spermophila' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sporophila Americana - Wing-barred Seedeater (male)
''Sporophila'' is a genus of Neotropical birds in the tanager family Thraupidae. The genus now includes the six seed finches that were previously placed in the genus ''Oryzoborus''. They are relatively small with stubby, conical bills adapted for feeding on seeds and alike. Most species are strongly sexually dimorphic, and while "typical" adult males often are distinctive, female and immatures of both sexes can be very difficult (in some species virtually impossible) to identify to exact species. Females of at least some of these species have different ultraviolet colours, which can be seen by birds, but not humans. Female-like (paedomorphic) males apparently also occur, at least in some species. Taxonomy and species list The genus ''Spermophila'' was introduced by the English naturalist William John Swainson in 1827. The type species was subsequently designated as Temminck's seedeater (''Sporophila falcirostris'') by George Robert Gray in 1841. As the genus name ''Spermophila' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sporophila Intermedia Espiguero Gris Grey Seedeater (16133817298)
''Sporophila'' is a genus of Neotropical birds in the tanager family Thraupidae. The genus now includes the six seed finches that were previously placed in the genus ''Oryzoborus''. They are relatively small with stubby, conical bills adapted for feeding on seeds and alike. Most species are strongly sexually dimorphic, and while "typical" adult males often are distinctive, female and immatures of both sexes can be very difficult (in some species virtually impossible) to identify to exact species. Females of at least some of these species have different ultraviolet colours, which can be seen by birds, but not humans. Female-like (paedomorphic) males apparently also occur, at least in some species. Taxonomy and species list The genus ''Spermophila'' was introduced by the English naturalist William John Swainson in 1827. The type species was subsequently designated as Temminck's seedeater (''Sporophila falcirostris'') by George Robert Gray in 1841. As the genus name ''Spermophila'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sporophila Torqueola Cockscomb 01
''Sporophila'' is a genus of Neotropical birds in the tanager family Thraupidae. The genus now includes the six seed finches that were previously placed in the genus ''Oryzoborus''. They are relatively small with stubby, conical bills adapted for feeding on seeds and alike. Most species are strongly sexually dimorphic, and while "typical" adult males often are distinctive, female and immatures of both sexes can be very difficult (in some species virtually impossible) to identify to exact species. Females of at least some of these species have different ultraviolet colours, which can be seen by birds, but not humans. Female-like (paedomorphic) males apparently also occur, at least in some species. Taxonomy and species list The genus ''Spermophila'' was introduced by the English naturalist William John Swainson in 1827. The type species was subsequently designated as Temminck's seedeater (''Sporophila falcirostris'') by George Robert Gray in 1841. As the genus name ''Spermophila' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sporophila Torqueola 55799290
''Sporophila'' is a genus of Neotropical birds in the tanager family Thraupidae. The genus now includes the six seed finches that were previously placed in the genus ''Oryzoborus''. They are relatively small with stubby, conical bills adapted for feeding on seeds and alike. Most species are strongly sexually dimorphic, and while "typical" adult males often are distinctive, female and immatures of both sexes can be very difficult (in some species virtually impossible) to identify to exact species. Females of at least some of these species have different ultraviolet colours, which can be seen by birds, but not humans. Female-like (paedomorphic) males apparently also occur, at least in some species. Taxonomy and species list The genus ''Spermophila'' was introduced by the English naturalist William John Swainson in 1827. The type species was subsequently designated as Temminck's seedeater (''Sporophila falcirostris'') by George Robert Gray in 1841. As the genus name ''Spermophila'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thraupidae
The tanagers (singular ) comprise the bird family Thraupidae, in the order Passeriformes. The family has a Neotropical distribution and is the second-largest family of birds. It represents about 4% of all avian species and 12% of the Neotropical birds. Traditionally, the family contained around 240 species of mostly brightly colored fruit-eating birds. As more of these birds were studied using modern molecular techniques, it became apparent that the traditional families were not monophyletic. ''Euphonia'' and ''Chlorophonia'', which were once considered part of the tanager family, are now treated as members of the Fringillidae, in their own subfamily (Euphoniinae). Likewise, the genera ''Piranga'' (which includes the scarlet tanager, summer tanager, and western tanager), '' Chlorothraupis'', and '' Habia'' appear to be members of the cardinal family, and have been reassigned to that family by the American Ornithological Society. Description Tanagers are small to medium-sized b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variable Seedeater
The variable seedeater (''Sporophila corvina'') is a passerine bird which breeds from southern Mexico through Central America to the Chocó of northwestern South America. The taxonomy is confusing, and it was formerly considered a subspecies of '' Sporophila americana'' (''see Taxonomy''). Even within the variable seedeater as presently defined, there are great variations in plumage. Description The variable seedeater is a small, robust bird with a black conical bill. It is long and weighs . There are four subspecies, which differ primarily in the plumage of the male: * ''S. c. corvina'' – ( P.L. Sclater, 1860): (nominate), found from southern Mexico and along the Caribbean slope from Belize south to Panama. Adult males are entirely black apart from a small white wing-speculum and white wing linings. * ''S. c. hoffmannii'' – Cabanis, 1861: found on the Pacific slope of Costa Rica and Panama. Males resemble males ''S. c. corvina'', but with white half-collar, rump and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variable Seedeater
The variable seedeater (''Sporophila corvina'') is a passerine bird which breeds from southern Mexico through Central America to the Chocó of northwestern South America. The taxonomy is confusing, and it was formerly considered a subspecies of '' Sporophila americana'' (''see Taxonomy''). Even within the variable seedeater as presently defined, there are great variations in plumage. Description The variable seedeater is a small, robust bird with a black conical bill. It is long and weighs . There are four subspecies, which differ primarily in the plumage of the male: * ''S. c. corvina'' – ( P.L. Sclater, 1860): (nominate), found from southern Mexico and along the Caribbean slope from Belize south to Panama. Adult males are entirely black apart from a small white wing-speculum and white wing linings. * ''S. c. hoffmannii'' – Cabanis, 1861: found on the Pacific slope of Costa Rica and Panama. Males resemble males ''S. c. corvina'', but with white half-collar, rump and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wing-barred Seedeater
The wing-barred seedeater (''Sporophila americana'') is a passerine bird from coastal regions of north-eastern South America in north-eastern Venezuela, Tobago, the Guianas, Amapá and north-eastern Pará (with a single record from Maranhão), Brazil, and along the Amazon River upstream to around Manaus. Formerly, it included the mainly Central American '' Sporophila corvina'' and the west Amazonian '' S. murallae'' as subspecies, in which case the combined species had the common name Variable Seedeater. Following the split, this common name is now restricted to ''S. corvina''. Description It has a total length of approximately . Adult males have a relatively heavy black bill. The upperparts are black, except for a greyish rump (actually white finely streaked black, but only visible up-close) and two distinct white wing-bars (the lower often reduced). The underparts are white, except for a broad black pectoral collar (sometimes reduced and incomplete) and blackish mottling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morelet’s Seedeater
Morelet's seedeater (''Sporophila morelleti'') is a passerine bird in the typical seedeater genus ''Sporophila''. Taxonomy This species was formerly considered conspecific with the cinnamon-rumped seedeater (''Sporophila torqueola''), with the combined species known as white-collared seedeater. However, with the discovery that cinnamon-rumped and Morelet's are deeply divergent from one another genetically, don't intergrade, and aren't even each other's closest relatives within the genus, they are now treated as separate species. Distribution and habitat It ranges from a small area along the Rio Grande near San Ignacio, Texas in the United States south through eastern Mexico and Central America to Panama. It mainly inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands but can also be found in pastures, arable land, and heavily degraded former forests. Foraging The Morelet's seedeater eats mainly seeds and insects, and occasionally berries. It often forages on h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater
The cinnamon-rumped seedeater (''Sporophila torqueola'') is a passerine bird in the typical seedeater genus ''Sporophila''. Taxonomy This species is one of two resulting from the split of the former white-collared seedeater. The other former white-collared seedeater subspecies are now known as Morelet's seedeater. Genetic studies show that the cinnamon-rumped seedeater is more closely related to other ''Sporophila'' seedeaters than it is to Morelet's seedeater. There are two subspecies: *''S. t. torqueola'' is found in southern Baja California and western Mexico. *''S. t. atriceps'' is found in central and southwestern Mexico. Distribution and habitat The cinnamon-rumped seedeater is endemic to western Mexico. It mainly inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands is a terrestrial biome defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature. The biome is dominated by grass and/or shrubs located in semi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lined Seedeater
The lined seedeater (''Sporophila lineola'') is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, pastureland, and heavily degraded former forest. Taxonomy The lined seedeater was formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his ''Systema Naturae'' under the binomial name ''Loxia lineola''. Linnaeus mistakenly specified the "habitat" as Asia; the type locality was subsequently designated as the state of Bahia in Brazil. The specific epithet ''lineola'' is Latin meaning "little line" (a diminutive of ''linea'' meaning "line"). The lined seedeater is now assigned to the genus ''Sporophila'' that was introduced by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis in 1844. The species is monotypic: no subspecies In biological classification, subspeci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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