Seedeater
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The seedeaters are a
with a distinctively conical bill.Most are
Darwins finches. Indeed, some of the birds listed here seedeaters are closer to these "finches", while the more "true" seedeaters form a clade with some tanagers. A few "atypical" seedeaters are closely related to certain tanagers, many of which (such as the flowerpiercers
) have peculiarly adapted bills.
In addition, there are some
true finch
family (Fringillidae), but might need to be separated with their closest relatives in Crithagra.
American seedeaters
tropical Americas
True seedeaters
- Amaurospiza – blue seedeaters (4 species, tentatively placed here)
- Dolospingus– white-naped seedeater
- Oryzoborus– seed-finches (6 species, sometimes included in Sporophila)
- extinct)
Related to Darwin's finches
- Euneornis– orangequit
- Loxigilla – Antillean bullfinches (4 species)
- Loxipasser– yellow-shouldered grassquit
- Melanospiza – St. Lucia black finch
- Melopyrrha – Cuban bullfinch
- Tiaris– typical grassquits (5 species)
Atypical seedeaters
- Acanthidops– peg-billed finch
- Catamenia (3 species)
- Haplospiza (2 species)
Relatives of true seedeaters
These tanagers are the true seedeaters' closest relatives:
- Charitospiza– coal-crested finch
- Lophospingus (2 species)
- Sicalis – yellow-finches (12 species)
- Volatinia– blue-black grassquit
African seedeaters
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- Southern yellow-rumped seedeater, Serinus atrogularis
- Thick-billed seedeater, Serinus burtoni
- Lemon-breasted seedeater, Serinus citrinipectus
- Yellow-throated seedeater, Serinus flavigula
- Streaky-headed seedeater, Serinus gularis
- Protea seedeater, Serinus leucopterus
- White-rumped seedeater, Serinus leucopygius
- Black-eared seedeater, Serinus mennelli
- Reichard's seedeater, Serinus reichardi
- Principe seedeater, Serinus rufobrunneus
- Streaky seedeater, Serinus striolatus
- Brown-rumped seedeater, Serinus tristriatus
- Abyssinian yellow-rumped seedeater, Serinus xanthopygius
External links
- Fringillidae and Emberizidae videos, photos & sounds on the Internet Bird Collection