Ibera seedeater

Ibera seedeater
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Thraupidae
Genus:	Sporophila
Species:	S. iberaensis
Binomial name
Sporophila iberaensis Di Giacomo & Kopuchian, 2016

The Ibera seedeater (Sporophila iberaensis) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, formerly included within the family of American sparrows (Emberizidae).

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.

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.