Oryzoborus
Encyclopedia
Oryzoborus is a genus of bird
in the Thraupidae family. 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
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Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the Thraupidae family. Sometimes classified in the bunting and American sparrow family Emberizidae
Emberizidae
The Emberizidae are a large family of passerine birds. They are seed-eating birds with a distinctively shaped bill.In Europe, most species are called buntings. In North America, most of the species in this family are known as sparrows, but these birds are not closely related to the sparrows, the...
, more recent studies have shown it to belong in the Thraupidae, and some have argued for merging it into Sporophila
Sporophila
Sporophila is a genus of Neotropical birds in the Thraupidae family. The seed finches are sometimes also included in this genus.They are relatively small with stubby, conical bills adapted for feeding on seeds and alike...
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Species
It contains the following species:- Chestnut-bellied Seed-finch (Oryzoborus angolensis)
- Black-billed Seed-finchBlack-billed Seed-finchThe Black-billed Seed-finch is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 26 July 2007....
(Oryzoborus atrirostris) - Large-billed Seed-finchLarge-billed Seed-finchThe Large-billed Seed-finch is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, swamps, and heavily degraded former...
(Oryzoborus crassirostris) - Thick-billed Seed-finchThick-billed Seed-finchThe Thick-billed Seed-finch is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family, but was until recently placed in Emberizidae. It is found widely in shrubby and grassy areas from southern Mexico, through Central America, to the Chocó in Colombia and Ecuador...
(Oryzoborus funereus) - Great-billed Seed-finchGreat-billed Seed-finchThe Great-billed Seed-finch is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela....
(Oryzoborus maximiliani) - Nicaraguan Seed-finchNicaraguan Seed-finchThe Nicaraguan Seed-finch is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. It is found in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama....
(Oryzoborus nuttingi)