White-naped seedeater
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The white-naped seedeater (Sporophila fringilloides) is a species 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.
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White-naped seedeater | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Thraupidae |
Genus: | Sporophila |
Species: | S. fringilloides |
Binomial name | |
Sporophila fringilloides (Pelzeln, 1870) | |
Synonyms | |
Dolospingus nuchalis |
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It is found in Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.