Ibera seedeater

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Ibera seedeater
Sporophila iberaensis - Ibera Seedeater (male); Aquidauana, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil (1).jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Sporophila
Species:
S. iberaensis
Binomial name
Sporophila iberaensis
Di Giacomo & Kopuchian, 2016
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The Ibera seedeater (Sporophila iberaensis) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, formerly included within the family of American sparrows (Emberizidae).

Contents

It is found in the Iberá Wetlands. It was described in 2016. [2]

Taxonomy

The specific epithet iberaensis refers to the species main distribution throughout the Iberá Wetlands in the province of Corrientes, Argentina.

Description

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References

  1. BirdLife International. (2017) [amended version of 2017 assessment]. "Sporophila iberaensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T103818544A119483041. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T103818544A119483041.en . Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  2. Di Giacomo, Adrián Santiago; Kopuchian, Cecilia (2016). "Una nueva especie de capuchino (Sporophila: Thraupidae) de los Esteros del Iberá, Corrientes, Argentina". Nuestras Aves. 61: 3–5. Retrieved 2016-12-09.