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Chestnut-throated Seedeater

Sporophila telasco(Lesson, RP, 1828)

English (US) Chestnut-throated Seedeater

The Chestnut-throated Seedeater (Sporophila telasco) 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: coastal lowlands of southwestern Colombia to far northern Chile (Tarapacá)Range summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Sporophila telasco
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Chestnut-throated Seedeater
Described by
(Lesson, RP, 1828)

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Pyrrhula telasco
Described by
(Lesson, RP, 1828)
Type locality
vicinity of Lima, Peru.
Original description
Voyage autour du Monde exécuté par ordre du Roi, sur la Corvette de Sa Majesté, La Coquille, pendant les années 1822, 1823, 1824 et 1825 (etc.). Zoologie 1 pl.15 fig.3 p.663

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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