The yellow-bellied seedeater (Sporophila nigricollis) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, formerly placed with the American sparrows in the Emberizidae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Sporophila |
| Species: | S. nigricollis
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| Sporophila nigricollis (Vieillot, 1823)
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Taxonomy and systematics edit
Hooded seedeater edit
The hooded seedeater was a proposed bird species described by Austrian ornithologist August von Pelzeln as Spermophila melanops in 1870. The only known individual was heavily moulted and caught in October 1823 from a flock of other seedeater species at the edge of a lake 15 kilometres north of Registro do Araguaia, Brazil. It is now considered to be either a hybrid or an abnormal specimen of the yellow-bellied seedeater. The bird had a black crest and throat, the upperparts were olive and the underparts showed a dingy buff. In contrast, a typical yellow-bellied seedeater has pale yellow underparts and the black colouring extends to the upper breast.
Distribution and habitat edit
The yellow-bellied seedeater is found in Central and South America from Costa Rica to Bolivia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, pastureland, and heavily degraded former forest.
Threats edit
One study in Brazil, estimated that 16,800 yellow-bellied seedeaters are illegally caught and sold as pets annually.[2]
References edit
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Sporophila nigricollis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T105963139A94817710. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T105963139A94817710.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Regueira, R. F. S., & Bernard, E. (2012). Wildlife sinks: Quantifying the impact of illegal bird trade in street markets in Brazil. Biological Conservation, 149(1), 16-22.
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