Amaurospiza axillaris

Description

Family Fringillidae

A Family of seed-eating, small to moderately large passerine birds that have strong , stubby beaks , which in some species can be quite large. They have a bouncing flight, alternating flapping with gliding on closed wings. Most sing well.

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda () - Goodrich, 1930
        Class: Aves () - Linnaeus, 1758 - Birds
        Subclass: Neornithes () - Gadow, 1893
        Infraclass: Neoaves ()
        Superorder: Passerimorphae ()
        Order: Passeriformes () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Perching Birds
        Suborder: Passeri ()
        Parvorder: Passerida ()
        Superfamily: Passeroidea ()
        Family: Fringillidae () - Buntings, Finches
        Genus: Amaurospiza ()
        Specific name: axillaris - Sharpe 1888
        Scientific name: - Amaurospiza axillaris Sharpe 1888

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Amaurospiza

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 9 species and subspecies in this genus:

A. aequatorialis · A. axillaris · A. carrizalensis · A. concolor (Blue Seedeater) · A. concolor aequatorialis · A. concolor concolor (Blue Seedeater) · A. concolor relicta · A. moesta (Blackish-Blue Seedeater) · A. relicta (Slate-Blue Seedeater)

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Notes

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Identifiers

Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2104060