Birds of Bolivia - Sporophila


Chestnut-bellied Seed Finch (Sporophila angolensis) Male Villavicencio, Colombia
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Chestnut-bellied Seed Finch (Sporophila angolensis torrida) Female Villavicencio, Colombia
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Once considered the same species at the all black Thick-billed Seed Finch. HBW writes there is some hybridization in the Madgalena Valley of Colombia.


Black-billed Seed Finch (Sporophila atrirostris atrirostris) Male Rioja, San Martín, Peru
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Copper Seedeater (Sporophila bouvreuil) Male Reserva Biologica do Rio Descoberto, Brasilia, Brazil
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Lesson's Seedeater (Sporophila bouvronides) Male Venezuela Note top of head is black.
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Lesson's Seedeater (Sporophila bouvronides) Female Venezuela
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Compare to Lined Seedeater, but note black crown. Found in marshes and grassland.


Double-collared Seedeater (Sporophila caerulescens) Male Itatiaia National Park, RJ, Brazil
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Double-collared Seedeater (Sporophila caerulescens caerulescens) Female Ituzaingó, Argentina
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Chestnut-bellied Seedeater (Sporophila castaneiventris) Male Wildsumaco Lodge, Sumaco, Ecuador
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Chestnut-bellied Seedeater (Sporophila castaneiventris) Female Inírida, Guainía, Colombia
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Rusty-collared Seedeater (Sporophila collaris) Male Laguna Oca, Formosa, Argentina
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Rusty-collared Seedeater (Sporophila collaris melanocephala) Female Iberá, Argentina
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Rufous-rumped Seedeater (Sporophila hypochroma) Immature Male Near Threatened Iberá, Argentina Note chest and belly will have the same deep red color.
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Very similar to Tawny-bellied Seedeater but note rich dark red color consistent from throat to vent.


Tawny-bellied Seedeater (Sporophila hypoxantha) Male Porto Jofre, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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Very similar to Rufous-rumped Seedeater but note variation in a paler red between chest and lighter throat.


White-bellied Seedeater (Sporophila leucoptera) Male Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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Lined Seedeater (Sporophila lineola) Male REGUA, Cachoeiras de Macacu, RJ, Brazil
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Lined Seedeater (Sporophila lineola) Female San Martín de Amacayacu, Amazonas, Colombia Showing hints of the male coloration, as do many female seedeaters.
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Moves seasonally to northwest Amazon perhaps to eat grass seeds during the low water season. Compare to Lesson's Seedeater but note white crown; females identical.


Black-and-white Seedeater (Sporophila luctuosa) Male Recinto del Pensamiento, Manizales, Colombia
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Black-and-white Seedeater (Sporophila luctuosa) Female Butterfly World, Florida, USA
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Found in the Andes at mid altitude levels in semi-open areas. Locally common at best.


Great-billed Seed Finch (Sporophila maximiliani) Male Endangered Mato Grosso, Brazil
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Yellow-bellied Seedeater (Sporophila nigricollis nigricollis) Male Recinto del Pensamiento, Manizales, Colombia
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Yellow-bellied Seedeater (Sporophila nigricollis nigricollis) Female Otún Quimbaya Wildlife Sanctuary, Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia
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Black-and-tawny Seedeater (Sporophila nigrorufa) Male Vulnerable Vila Bela da Santíssima, Trindade, Mato Grosso, Brazil
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Marsh Seedeater (Sporophila palustris) Male Endangered Brazil
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Pearly-bellied Seedeater (Sporophila pileata) Male Parque Ecológico da Granja do Ipê, Brasilia, Brazil
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Plumbeous Seedeater (Sporophila plumbea whiteleyana) Male French Guiana
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Plumbeous Seedeater (Sporophila plumbea whiteleyana) Female El Oso, Bolivar, Venezuela
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Note dark bill compared to similar species.


Dark-throated Seedeater (Sporophila ruficollis) Male Near Threatened Porto Jofre, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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Slate-colored Seedeater (Sporophila schistacea schistacea) Male Jaco, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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Slate-colored Seedeater (Sporophila schistacea longipennis) Female Zafra Reserva Natural, Antioquia, Colombia
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Note white eye-ring compared to very similar Grey Seedeater. Generally a lowland species. Not reliable (wanders), but often found in flocks at bamboo when seeds are present (HBW). Note smaller bill with more curved culmen than Grey Seedeater (hard to be sure about).
Female eating bamboo seed.