Dark-throated seedeater

Last updated

Dark-throated seedeater
Sporophila ruficollis - Dark-throated Seedeater (male).JPG
male at Ataliva, Santa Fe Province, Argentina
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Sporophila
Species:
S. ruficollis
Binomial name
Sporophila ruficollis
Cabanis, 1851
Sporophila ruficollis map.svg

The dark-throated seedeater (Sporophila ruficollis) is a bird species in the family Thraupidae (formerly in Emberizidae). It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay (where it can still be found at the Quebrada de los Cuervos).

Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">White-naped seedeater</span> Species of bird

The white-naped seedeater is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. Sometimes classified in the bunting and American sparrow family Emberizidae, more recent studies have shown it to belong in the Thraupidae.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dubois's seedeater</span> Species of bird

Dubois's seedeater is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is closely related to, and possibly better considered a subspecies of, the widespread yellow-bellied seedeater. The Dubois's seedeater is endemic to east-central Brazil, where it is found in a wide range of semi-open habitats.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Copper seedeater</span> Species of bird

The copper seedeater is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It was lumped with the pearly-bellied seedeater, and known together as the capped seedeater before being split in February 2012.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lesson's seedeater</span> Species of bird

Lesson's seedeater is a bird species in the family Thraupidae.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Double-collared seedeater</span> Species of bird

The double-collared seedeater is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chestnut-bellied seedeater</span> Species of bird

The chestnut-bellied seedeater is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland and heavily degraded former forest.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chestnut seedeater</span> Species of bird

The chestnut seedeater is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Temminck's seedeater</span> Species of bird

Temminck's seedeater is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Buffy-fronted seedeater</span> Species of bird

The buffy-fronted seedeater is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rufous-rumped seedeater</span> Species of bird

The rufous-rumped seedeater, also known as the grey-and-chestnut seedeater, is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It breeds in southern Paraguay, Argentina, and Uruguay. It migrates northward to Bolivia, the Pantanal and central Brazil. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and pastureland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tawny-bellied seedeater</span> Species of bird

The tawny-bellied seedeater is a bird species in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Grey seedeater</span> Species of bird

The grey seedeater is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland and heavily degraded former forest.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">White-bellied seedeater</span> Species of bird

The white-bellied seedeater is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found mainly in Bolivia, Paraguay and eastern Brazil, with smaller numbers in Suriname, southeastern Peru and northern Argentina. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, swamps, and heavily degraded former forest.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lined seedeater</span> Species of bird

The lined seedeater is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Black-and-tawny seedeater</span> Species of bird

The black-and-tawny seedeater is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marsh seedeater</span> Species of bird

The marsh seedeater is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is sexually dichromic, with the males sporting a bright white throat, grey crown and chestnut belly, and the females resembling other brown female seedeaters.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Plumbeous seedeater</span> Species of bird

The plumbeous seedeater is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Slate-coloured seedeater</span> Species of bird

The slate-coloured seedeater is a bird species in the family Thraupidae.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chestnut-throated seedeater</span> Species of bird

The chestnut-throated seedeater is Neotropical songbird in the family Thraupidae.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pearly-bellied seedeater</span> Species of bird

The pearly–bellied seedeater is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It was lumped with the copper seedeater, and known together as the capped seedeater before being split in February 2012.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2018). "Sporophila ruficollis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T22723484A132165511. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22723484A132165511.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.