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Sporophila melanops  (Pelzeln, 1870)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 563091

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Common Name(s):    
  Valid Name: Sporophila nigricollis (Vieillot, 1823)
 
       
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  Current Standing: invalid - other, see comments   
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

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  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.  
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Sporophila melanops    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive, website (version 2014)  
  Acquired: 2014   
  Notes: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.) (2014). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Available at: http://www.hbw.com/species   
  Reference for: Sporophila melanops   
       
  Source: Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2007.09.20, website (version 20-Sep-07)  
  Acquired: 2007   
  Notes: "Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net   
  Reference for: Sporophila melanops   
       
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 Comments
       
  Comment: 'Proposed taxon S[porophila] melanops, known only from one adult male collected in 1823 on E bank of R Araguaia (extreme WC Goiás), in SC Brazil, is believed to have been a variant of [S. nigrocollis] or a hybrid between it and a congener' (del Hoyo et al., 2014)  
 

 

    

 
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