The Nicaraguan seed finch (Sporophila nuttingi) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Costa Rica, Nicaragua and northwestern Panama.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Sporophila |
| Species: | S. nuttingi
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| Sporophila nuttingi (Ridgway, 1884)
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Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, swamps, and heavily degraded former forest.
The scientific name of this bird commemorates the zoologist Charles Cleveland Nutting.
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Sporophila nuttingi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22723522A94822309. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22723522A94822309.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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