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