Dickcissel
Spiza americana(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
English (US) Dickcissel
The Dickcissel (Spiza americana) 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 Cardinalidae (Cardinals and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: breeds eastern North America; winters to southern Mexico to northern South AmericaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Spiza americana
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Dickcissel
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Emberiza americana
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
- Type locality
- New York.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.872
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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