Black-and-tawny Seedeater

Sporophila nigrorufa

Small seedeater with a short thick bill. Males are black and cinnamon-colored; note the cinnamon rump. Females are green-olive, like other female seedeaters. Occurs in grassy areas near water; may gather in large flocks of up to 100 individuals in the non-breading season, but has a very limited global range.

Taxonomy

Scientific name
Sporophila nigrorufa
Authority
(d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Thraupidae
Genus
Sporophila

Range and habitat

Migration
Resident species

Conservation

Population trend
declining

Photos

Distribution

Bird Calls

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