Tawny-bellied Seedeater
Sporophila hypoxantha
Small finchlike species with a short and stubby bill. Males are gray above and tawny below with a tawny rump. Females are olive-brown above and buff below. Both sexes have a small white spot on the wing. Occurs in tall grasslands, often near marshes and in humid areas where it is often seen in flocks with others seedeaters.
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Sporophila hypoxantha
- Authority
- Cabanis, 1851
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Thraupidae
- Genus
- Sporophila
Range and habitat
- Breeding range
- SA : se Paraguay and s Brazil to ne Argentina and w Uruguay
- Non-breeding range
- to n Bolivia and c Brazil
- Migration
- Complete migrants
Conservation
- Population trend
- stable
Photos
Distribution
Bird Calls
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