Morelet's Seedeater
Sporophila morelleti(Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850)
English (US) Morelet's Seedeater
The Morelet's Seedeater (Sporophila morelleti) 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 morelleti
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Morelet's Seedeater
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Sporophila morelleti sharpei
- Sporophila morelleti morelleti
- Sporophila morelleti mutanda
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Spermophila morelleti
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850)
- Type locality
- Guatemala ; type from Peten, Guatemala, fide Salvin and Godman,. 1885, Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, 1, p. 353.
- Original description
- Conspectus generum avium 1 p.497
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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