Blackish-blue seedeater
| Blackish-blue seedeater | |
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| A male blackish-blue seedeater at São Luiz do Paraitinga, São Paulo state, Brazil. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cardinalidae |
| Genus: | Amaurospiza |
| Species: | A. moesta |
| Binomial name | |
| Amaurospiza moesta (Hartlaub, 1853) | |
The blackish-blue seedeater (Amaurospiza moesta) is a species of bird in the family Cardinalidae. It was formerly placed with the American sparrows in the Emberizidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Amaurospiza moesta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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