Yellow-bellied Seedeater
Sporophila nigricollis(Vieillot, LJP, 1823)
English (US) Yellow-bellied Seedeater
The Yellow-bellied Seedeater (Sporophila nigricollis) 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 nigricollis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Yellow-bellied Seedeater
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1823)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Sporophila nigricollis nigricollis
- Sporophila nigricollis olivacea
- Sporophila nigricollis inconspicua
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Pyrrhula nigricollis
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1823)
- Type locality
- Brazil. [Reference not verified.]
- Original description
- Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature. Ornithologie. 2nd ed. 3 livr.93 p.1027
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Tanagers and Allies
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Sporophila intermedia
Wing-barred Seedeater
Sporophila americana
Morelet's Seedeater
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Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater
Sporophila torqueola
White-naped Seedeater
Sporophila fringilloides
Black-and-white Seedeater
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Dubois's Seedeater
Sporophila ardesiaca
Double-collared Seedeater
Sporophila caerulescens
Slate-Coloured Seedeater
Sporophila schistacea
Temminck's Seedeater
Sporophila falcirostris
Buffy-fronted Seedeater
Sporophila frontalis
Plumbeous Seedeater
Sporophila plumbea
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