Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina(Sclater, PL, 1860)
English (US) Variable Seedeater
The Variable Seedeater (Sporophila corvina) 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
- Sporophila corvina
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Variable Seedeater
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL, 1860)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Sporophila corvina corvina
- Sporophila corvina hoffmanni
- Sporophila corvina hicksii
- Sporophila corvina ophthalmica
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Spermophila corvina
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL, 1860)
- Type locality
- Playa Vicente, Oaxaca, Mexico.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.27, no.3 p.379
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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