Chestnut-throated Seedeater

Sporophila telasco

Fairly common in desert lowlands, favoring agricultural fields, weedy and grassy areas, and brushy hedgerows; often sings from prominent perches such as utility wires. Note small size but with a very stout, stubby bill. Male plumage variable; clean whitish and slate-gray overall with dark rusty chin in full breeding plumage, but often messy and mottled. Female is drab pale buffy with a streaked back; note her big, stubby pinkish bill.

Taxonomy

Scientific name
Sporophila telasco
Authority
(Lesson, RP, 1828)
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Thraupidae
Genus
Sporophila

Range and habitat

Migration
Resident species

Conservation

Population trend
rising

Photos

Distribution

Bird Calls

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