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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | Male very dark blue except in ''relicta'' which is more slaty, female cinnamon-brown. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Belize]], [[Colombia]], [[Costa Rica]], [[Ecuador]], [[El Salvador]], [[Honduras]], [[Mexico]], [[Nicaragua]], [[Panama]], and [[Peru]]. | [[Belize]], [[Colombia]], [[Costa Rica]], [[Ecuador]], [[El Salvador]], [[Honduras]], [[Mexico]], [[Nicaragua]], [[Panama]], and [[Peru]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | Three subspecies recognized.<br /> | + | Three subspecies recognized, which does not overlap in range with each other.<br /> |
| − | '' | + | Subspecies ''relicta'' from Mexico west of Isthmus is sometimes split as '''Slate-blue Seedeater'''. |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Moist montanes. | Moist montanes. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | # Clements, James F. 2007. ''The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World''. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019 | ||
| + | # Howell & Webb, 1995. A guide to the birds of Mexico and northern Central America. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198540124 | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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- Amaurospiza concolor
Includes: Slate-blue Seedeater
Identification
Male very dark blue except in relicta which is more slaty, female cinnamon-brown.
Distribution
Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and Peru.
Taxonomy
Three subspecies recognized, which does not overlap in range with each other.
Subspecies relicta from Mexico west of Isthmus is sometimes split as Slate-blue Seedeater.
Habitat
Moist montanes.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
- Howell & Webb, 1995. A guide to the birds of Mexico and northern Central America. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198540124
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Blue Seedeater. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue_Seedeater
