Carrizal seedeater
The Carrizal seedeater (Amaurospiza carrizalensis) is a recently discovered species of seedeater. These are birds in the family Cardinalidae.
| Carrizal seedeater | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cardinalidae |
| Genus: | Amaurospiza |
| Species: | A. carrizalensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Amaurospiza carrizalensis | |
This bird lives on Isla Carrizal in the Caroni River, in northern Venezuela.
It is 12 cm long. The males are gray with blue flecks, and the females are yellow.
The species has been described based on three specimens found in 2001; its only known habitat, stands of spiny Guadua and Ripidocladus species bamboo forest on the type locality, has been cleared to allow construction of the Tocoma Dam, but researchers are hopeful of finding the birds living elsewhere.
References
- BirdLife International (2013). "Amaurospiza carrizalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Lentino, Miguel; Restall, Robin (2003). "A New Species of Amaurospiza Blue Seedeater from Venezuela". The Auk. 120 (3): 600–606. JSTOR 4090092.
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