Ruddy-breasted Seedeater
Sporophila minuta(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Ruddy-breasted Seedeater
The Ruddy-breasted Seedeater (Sporophila minuta) 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 minuta
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Ruddy-breasted Seedeater
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Sporophila minuta parva
- Sporophila minuta centralis
- Sporophila minuta minuta
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Loxia minuta
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- Surinam.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.176
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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