Oryzoborus

E764942

Oryzoborus is a genus of Neotropical seed-finch birds in the tanager family, known for their robust bills adapted to cracking seeds.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Oryzoborus canonical 8

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bird genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
billType thick conical bill ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
closelyRelatedTo Sporophila ⓘ
commonName seed-finches ⓘ
conservationConcern some species affected by habitat loss ⓘ
conservationThreat trapping for cage-bird trade ⓘ
diet seeds ⓘ
distribution Neotropics ⓘ
linked to: Neotropical realm
ecologicalRole seed disperser ⓘ
seed predator ⓘ
family Thraupidae ⓘ
familyCommonName tanager family ⓘ
feedingBehavior granivorous ⓘ
foundInBiome subtropical lowlands ⓘ
tropical lowlands ⓘ
geographicQualifier Neotropical ⓘ
habitat grasslands ⓘ
marshes ⓘ
shrubby areas ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
migratoryBehavior mostly resident ⓘ
nativeTo Central America ⓘ
South America ⓘ
southern Mexico ⓘ
notableTrait robust bill adapted to cracking hard seeds ⓘ
order Passeriformes ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
recognizedBy ornithologists ⓘ
reproduction builds cup-shaped nests ⓘ
lays eggs ⓘ
sexualDimorphism present ⓘ
studiedFor bill morphology and seed specialization ⓘ
subfamily Diglossinae ⓘ
taxonomicChange many species moved to genus Sporophila ⓘ
taxonomicHistory formerly placed in Emberizidae ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
vocalization loud song ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

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

Oryzoborus angolensis → genus → Oryzoborus ⓘ
Oryzoborus maximiliani → genus → Oryzoborus ⓘ
Oryzoborus crassirostris → genus → Oryzoborus ⓘ
Oryzoborus funereus → genus → Oryzoborus ⓘ
Oryzoborus torridus → genus → Oryzoborus ⓘ
Oryzoborus nuttingi → genus → Oryzoborus ⓘ
Lesser seed-finch → genus → Oryzoborus ⓘ
Great-billed seed-finch → genus → Oryzoborus ⓘ