Dubois's seedeater

Dubois's seedeater
male at Sacramento, Minas Gerais state, Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Thraupidae
Genus:Sporophila
Species: S. ardesiaca
Binomial name
Sporophila ardesiaca
(Dubois, 1894)

The Dubois's seedeater (Sporophila ardesiaca) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is closely related to, and possibly better considered a subspecies of, the widespread yellow-bellied seedeater. The Dubois's seedeater is endemic to east-central Brazil, where it is found in a wide range of semi-open habitats.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Sporophila ardesiaca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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