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Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina (Sclater, PL 1860)
The variable seedeater is a passerine bird which breeds from southern Mexico through Central America to the Chocó of northwestern South America. The taxonomy is confusing, and it was formerly considered a subspecies of Sporophila americana. Even within the variable seedeater as presently defined, there are great variations in plumage. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Thraupidae
Genus:
Sporophila
Scientific:
Sporophila corvina
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Thraupidae
Genus:
Sporophila
Scientific:
Sporophila corvina
Original description
Citation:
(Sclater, PL 1860)
Reference:
Proc. Zool. Soc. London
Part 27(3) (1859) p. 379
Protonym:
Spermophila corvina
Type locality:
Playa Vicente, Oaxaca, Mexico.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/100589#page/409/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
53BF86BF5C97B8C5
Avibase ID:
avibase-53BF86BF
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/53BF86BF
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 729221
Geographic range:
- Sporophila corvina corvina: Caribbean slope of eastern Mexico (Veracruz) south to western Panama (Bocas del Toro); intergrades with Sporophila corvina hicksii in central Panama (Canal Zone)
- Sporophila corvina ophthalmica: Pacific slope from southwestern Colombia through Ecuador to northwestern Peru (south to La Libertad)
- Sporophila corvina hoffmanni: Pacific slope of southern Costa Rica and of western Panama (Chiriquí)
- Sporophila corvina hicksii: Pacific slope of Panama from central Veraguas east to Darién, the Atlantic slope of eastern Panama, and the Pacific slope of Colombia south to Valle;
Source: Clements checklist
Variable Seedeater
Catalan:
menjagrà variable
Czech:
kněžík proměnlivý
Danish:
Brilleklerkefinke
German:
Dunkelspelzer
Spanish:
Semillero Variable
Spanish (Spain):
Semillero Variable
Finnish:
mustasirkkunen
French:
Sporophile variable
Croatian:
crni sjemenar
Italian:
Beccasemi variabile
Japanese (romaji):
kawarihimeuso
Japanese:
カワリヒメウソ
Lithuanian:
Apykaklėtoji kikilinė starta
Dutch:
Noordelijk Bont Dikbekje
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kolfrøetar
Norwegian:
Kullfrøeter
Polish:
ziarnojadek kruczy
Portuguese:
papa-capim-corvino
Portuguese (Portugal):
sementeiro-variável
Russian:
Чёрный просяночник
Slovak:
kňažík vraní
Serbian:
Raznobojna popić zeba
Swedish:
variabel frötangara
Ukrainian:
Зерноїд вороний
Chinese:
杂色食籽雀
Chinese (Traditional):
雜色食籽雀
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila aurita) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila aurita) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila aurita) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila aurita) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila aurita) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila aurita) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila aurita) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Sporophile variable ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila aurita) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Variable Seedeater ( Sporophila corvina) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Sporophila corvina [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Sporophila corvina [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Sporophila [americana or corvina]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: menjagrà variable
Czech: kněžík proměnlivý
Danish: Brilleklerkefinke
German: Brillenpfäffchen, Dunkelspelzer, Mexico Wechselpfäffchen, Mohrenpfäffchen
English: Black Seedeater, Mexico wing-barred seedeater, Plumbeous Seedeater, Variable Seedeater
English, HBW: Black/Black-breasted Seedeater
English (IOC): Variable Seedeater
English (United States): Variable Seedeater
Spanish: Espiguero Variable, Semillero corvino, semillero variable
Spanish (Colombia): Espiguero Variable
Spanish (Costa Rica): Espiguero Variable
Spanish (Ecuador): Espiguero Variable
Spanish (Spain): Semillero Variable
Spanish (HBW): Variable Seedeater
Spanish (Mexico): Semillero Variable
Spanish (Panama): Espiguero Variable
Spanish (Peru): Espiguero Variable
Finnish: mustasirkkunen
French: Sporophile corvin, Sporophile noir, Sporophile variable
Croatian: crni sjemenar
Italian: Beccasemi variabile, Beccasemi variabile messicano
Japanese (romaji): kawarihimeuso
Japanese: カワリヒメウソ
Scientific: Spermophila aurita, Spermophila corvina, Spermophila fortipes, Spermophila semicollaris, Sporophila americana corvina, Sporophila aurita, Sporophila aurita corvina, Sporophila corvina, Sporophila corvina aurita, Sporophila corvina corvina
Lithuanian: Apykaklėtoji kikilinė starta
Dutch: Noordelijk Bont Dikbekje
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kolfrøetar
Norwegian: Kullfrøeter
Polish: ziarnojadek kruczy, Ziarnojadek zmienny
Portuguese: papa-capim-corvino
Portuguese (Portugal): sementeiro-variável
Russian: Изменчивая овсянка, Чёрный просяночник
Slovak: kňažík kolohrivý, kňažík vraní
Serbian: Raznobojna popić zeba
Swedish: Glasögonfrösparv, variabel fröfink, variabel frötangara
Turkish: Değişken renkli tohumcul
Ukrainian: Зерноїд вороний
Chinese: 杂色食籽雀
Chinese (Traditional): 雜色食籽雀
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