Oryzoborus
| Oryzoborus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Oryzoborus angolensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Oryzoborus Cabanis, 1851 |
Oryzoborus is a genus of bird in the family Thraupidae. Sometimes classified in the bunting and American sparrow family Emberizidae, more recent studies have shown it to belong in the Thraupidae, and some have argued for merging it into Sporophila.[1]
Species
It contains the following species:
- Chestnut-bellied seed finch (Oryzoborus angolensis)
- Black-billed seed finch (Oryzoborus atrirostris)
- Large-billed seed finch (Oryzoborus crassirostris)
- Thick-billed seed finch (Oryzoborus funereus)
- Great-billed seed finch (Oryzoborus maximiliani)
- Nicaraguan seed finch (Oryzoborus nuttingi)
References
- ↑ South American Classification Committee (2007). Incluir el género Oryzoborus dentro de Sporophila. Accessed 19 January 2010
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