| Nicaraguan seed finch | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Sporophila |
| Species: | S. nuttingi |
| Binomial name | |
| Sporophila nuttingi (Ridgway, 1884) | |
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The Nicaraguan seed finch (Sporophila nuttingi) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Costa Rica, Nicaragua and northwestern Panama.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, swamps, and heavily degraded former forest.
The scientific name of this bird commemorates the zoologist Charles Cleveland Nutting.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Sporophila nuttingi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22723522A94822309. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22723522A94822309.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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