Ultramarine Grosbeak | |
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Male in Registro, São Paulo, Brazil | |
female | |
Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Cardinalidae |
Genus: | Cyanocompsa |
Species: | C. brissonii |
Binomial name | |
Cyanocompsa brissonii (Lichtenstein, 1823) |
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Synonyms | |
Passerina brissonii (Lichtenstein, 1823) |
The Ultramarine Grosbeak (Cyanocompsa brissonii) is a species of cardinal in the Cardinalidae family. It is found in a wide range of semi-open habitats in eastern and central South America, with a disjunct population in northern South America. The male closely resembles the Blue-black Grosbeak, while the females are quite different.