The seedeaters are a form taxon of seed-eating passerine birds with a distinctively conical bill. Most are Central and South American birds that were formerly placed in the American sparrow family (Passerellidae), but are now known to be tanagers (Thraupidae) closely related to Darwins finches. Indeed, some of the birds listed here seedeaters are closer to these "finches", while the more "true" seedeaters form a clade with some tanagers. A few "atypical" seedeaters are closely related to certain tanagers, many of which (such as the flowerpiercers) have peculiarly adapted bills. In addition, there are some African passerines called seedeaters. They belong to the serin genus (Serinus) of the true finch family (Fringillidae), but might need to be separated with their closest relatives in Crithagra. American seedeaters True seedeaters Amaurospiza – blue seedeaters (4 species, tentatively placed here) Dolospingus – white-naped seedeater Oryzoborus – seed-finches (6 species, sometimes included in Sporophila) Sporophila – typical seedeaters (some 30 species, 1 possibly recently extinct) Related to Darwin's finches Euneornis – orangequit Loxigilla – Antillean bullfinches (4 species) Loxipasser – yellow-shouldered grassquit Melanospiza – St. Lucia black finch Melopyrrha – Cuban bullfinch Tiaris – typical grassquits (5 species) Atypical seedeaters Acanthidops – peg-billed finch Catamenia (3 species) Haplospiza (2 species) Relatives of true seedeaters These tanagers are the true seedeaters' closest relatives: Charitospiza – coal-crested finch Lophospingus (2 species) Sicalis – yellow-finches (12 species) Volatinia – blue-black grassquit African seedeaters Southern yellow-rumped seedeater, Serinus atrogularis Thick-billed seedeater, Serinus burtoni Lemon-breasted seedeater, Serinus citrinipectus Yellow-throated seedeater, Serinus flavigula Streaky-headed seedeater, Serinus gularis Protea seedeater, Serinus leucopterus White-rumped seedeater, Serinus leucopygius Black-eared seedeater, Serinus mennelli Reichard's seedeater, Serinus reichardi Principe seedeater, Serinus rufobrunneus Streaky seedeater, Serinus striolatus Brown-rumped seedeater, Serinus tristriatus Abyssinian yellow-rumped seedeater, Serinus xanthopygius External links Fringillidae and Emberizidae videos, photos & sounds on the Internet Bird Collection Bird common names