TY - JOUR
AU - Stiles, F., Gary
AB - Abstract Records of the Nicaraguan Seed-Finch (Oryzoborus nuttingi) indicate that it is fairly continuously distributed over the Caribbean slope of Costa Rica, linking its previously known ranges in Nicaragua and Panama. The species has apparently expanded its range owing to the greater availability of its preferred marshy habitat, following the clearing of lowland forests. The nest, newly described, is a flimsy cup of grass situated in sedges or a low shrub. The eggs and vocalizations, also described, resemble those of O. funereus. Measurements of a series of specimens of O. nuttingi indicate that loftini should not be recognized as a valid subspecies without better evidence. The Central American O. nuttingi is closely related to the South American O. maximiliani, and they are best considered as the component allospecies of a superspecies. Since the former is no longer limited to Nicaragua, a more appropriate English vernacular name might be "Pink-billed Seed-Finch." This content is only available as a PDF. © The Cooper Ornithological Society 1984
TI - The Nicaraguan Seed-Finch (Oryzoborus Nuttingi) in Costa Rica
JF - Condor: Ornithological Applications
DO - 10.2307/1367023
DA - 1984-05-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/the-nicaraguan-seed-finch-oryzoborus-nuttingi-in-costa-rica-lOls7nOPSu
SP - 118
EP - 122
VL - 86
IS - 2
DP - DeepDyve
ER -