- Chestnut-bellied Seed-finch
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Chestnut-bellied Seed-finch male Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae Genus: Oryzoborus Species: O. angolensis Binomial name Oryzoborus angolensis
(Linnaeus, 1766)The Chestnut-bellied Seed-finch (Oryzoborus angolensis) 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 in tropical and subtropical South America, commonly known as the "Tawa Tawa" in local culture. It has been replaced west of the Andes (and in Central America) by the closely related Thick-billed Seed-finch (O. funereus), in which the male lacks the chestnut belly of the male Chestnut-bellied Seed-finch. The two have often been considered conspecific as the Lesser Seed-finch, using the older scientific name O. angolensis.
References
Media related to Oryzoborus angolensis at Wikimedia Commons
- BirdLife International 2004. Oryzoborus angolensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.
BirdForum.net Correlation between the word Tawa Tawa and this species.
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