Bamboo Seedeaters
Amaurospiza
Amaurospiza is a genus of birds. These "seedeaters" were formerly associated with the American sparrows and placed in the Emberizidae or (in the Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy) the Fringillidae. The generic name is derived from the Ancient Greek amauros ("dusky") + spiza ("finch").
4 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 4 known species
Blackish-blue Seedeater
speciesAmaurospiza moesta
Blue Seedeater
speciesAmaurospiza concolor
Ecuadorian Seedeater
speciesAmaurospiza aequatorialis
Carrizal Seedeater
speciesAmaurospiza carrizalensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 9889.