Dull-Coloured Grassquit
Asemospiza obscura(d'Orbigny, ACVMD; de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1837)
English (US) Dull-colored Grassquit
UK name: Dull-Coloured Grassquit
The Dull-Coloured Grassquit (Asemospiza obscura) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Thraupidae (Tanagers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Asemospiza obscura
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Dull-colored Grassquit
- English (UK)
- Dull-Coloured Grassquit
- Described by
- (d'Orbigny, ACVMD; de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1837)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Asemospiza obscura haplochroma
- Asemospiza obscura pauper
- Asemospiza obscura obscura
- Asemospiza obscura pacifica
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Emberiza obscura
- Described by
- (d'Orbigny, ACVMD; de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1837)
- Type locality
- Chiquitos, Bolivia.
- Original description
- Magasin de Zoologie 7 cl.2 p.81
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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