White-naped seedeater
| White-naped seedeater | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Dolospingus Elliot, 1871 |
| Species: | D. fringilloides |
| Binomial name | |
| Dolospingus fringilloides (Pelzeln, 1870) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Dolospingus nuchalis | |
The white-naped seedeater (Dolospingus fringilloides) is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. Sometimes classified in the bunting and American sparrow family Emberizidae, more recent studies have shown it to belong in the Thraupidae. It is the only member of the genus Dolospingus.
It is found in Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Dolospingus fringilloides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.