Melanospiza

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Melanospiza is a small genus of Neotropical birds known as seedeaters, belonging to the tanager family.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Melanospiza richardsoni 2
Melanospiza canonical 1
Melanospiza bicolor 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bird genus
taxon
belongsTo Neotropical avifauna
class Aves
commonName seedeaters
diet insects
seeds
distribution Neotropics
linked to: Neotropical realm
family Thraupidae
feedingBehavior granivorous
genusAuthority George Newbold Lawrence
genusAuthorityYear 1877
geographicRegion Caribbean
Central America
northern South America
habitat tropical and subtropical habitats
hasFeathers true
hasSpecies Melanospiza bicolor
linked to: Melanospiza

Melanospiza richardsoni
linked to: Melanospiza
hasVertebralColumn true
isA Neotropical bird genus
kingdom Animalia
order Passeriformes
parentTaxon Thraupidae
phylum Chordata
reproductiveMode oviparous
subfamily Coerebinae
taxonRank genus
typeSpecies Melanospiza richardsoni
linked to: Melanospiza
vernacularGroup seedeaters

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Thraupidae includes Melanospiza
Melanospiza typeSpecies Melanospiza richardsoni
linked to: Melanospiza
Melanospiza hasSpecies Melanospiza richardsoni
linked to: Melanospiza
Melanospiza hasSpecies Melanospiza bicolor
linked to: Melanospiza