Blackish-blue Seedeater

The Blackish-blue Seedeater is a species of bird in the family Cardinalidae. It was formerly placed with the American sparrows in the Emberizidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The Blackish-blue Seedeater is classified as Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.

The Blackish-blue Seedeater (Amaurospiza moesta) is a species of bird in the family Cardinalidae. It was formerly placed with the American sparrows in the Emberizidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss. Source - * BirdLife International 2004. Amaurospiza moesta. More

blackish-blue seedeater Amazilia amabilis ... http://www.innvista.com/science/zoology/birds/emberizi.htm Emberizidae: ...sumichrasti, strigiceps - Sparrow. Amaurospiza: concolor - Blue Seedeater; moesta - Blackish-blue Seedeater. Ammodramus: bairdii, caudacutus ... http://www.birding-peru.com/forums/expeditionbirding/default.asp?paginaactual=33 Expedition Birding - The check-list: 3212. Carrizal Seedeater, Amaurospiza carrizalensis, 7. 3213. Blackish-blue Seedeater, Amaurospiza moesta, 1. 3214. Puero Rican Bullfinch, Loxigilla portoricensis, 1. ... http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/classification/Amaurospiza.html ADW: Amaurospiza: Classification: Genus Amaurospiza. Species Amaurospiza concolor (blue seedeater). More

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Order : Passeriformes
Family : Emberizidae
Genus : Amaurospiza
Species : moesta
Authority : (Hartlaub, 1853)