Black-bellied Seedeater
Sporophila melanogaster(Pelzeln, A, 1870)
English (US) Black-bellied Seedeater
The Black-bellied Seedeater (Sporophila melanogaster) 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.
Range: southeastern Brazil (southern Goiás and Minas Gerais to Rio Grande do Sul)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Sporophila melanogaster
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Black-bellied Seedeater
- Described by
- (Pelzeln, A, 1870)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Spermophila melanogaster
- Described by
- (Pelzeln, A, 1870)
- Type locality
- Itarare and Resacca (Borda do Mato) Sao Paulo, Brazil.
- Original description
- Zur Ornithologie Brasiliens. Resultate von Johann Natterers Reisen in den Jahren 1817 bis 1835 Abth.3 p.225,332
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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