Sporophila nigricollis (Vieillot, 1823) is a animal in the Thraupidae family, order Passeriformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Sporophila nigricollis (Vieillot, 1823) (Sporophila nigricollis (Vieillot, 1823))
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Sporophila nigricollis (Vieillot, 1823)

Sporophila nigricollis (Vieillot, 1823)

The yellow-bellied seedeater (Sporophila nigricollis) is a Thraupidae bird found from Costa Rica to Bolivia in Central and South America.

Family
Genus
Sporophila
Order
Passeriformes
Class
Aves

About Sporophila nigricollis (Vieillot, 1823)

The yellow-bellied seedeater, scientifically named Sporophila nigricollis (Vieillot, 1823), is a bird species that belongs to the family Thraupidae. It was previously classified with New World sparrows in the family Emberizidae. This species occurs in Central and South America, ranging from Costa Rica to Bolivia. Its natural habitats include subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, pastureland, and heavily degraded former forest.

Photo: (c) Mauricio Mercadante, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Aves Passeriformes Thraupidae Sporophila

More from Thraupidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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