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Variable Seedeater (male)
Stanley Jones

Variable Seedeater (male) (Sporophila corvina)

Variable Seedeater (Sporophila corvina corvina) Four subspecies are recognized with two being in Costa Rica. The nominate is found on the Caribbean side and subspecies hoffmannii is found on the Pacific side. Photographed in Sarapiqu, Heredia Province, Costa Rica. Caribbean slope at 41 m (137 ft) elevation. Open field in a bamboo adjacent to a lowland wet rainforest above Ri Sarapiqui.
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Habitat
Open field in a bamboo adjacent to a lowland wet rainforest above Ri Sarapiqui at ca. 41 m (137 ft) elevation.
Location
Sarapiqu, Heredia Province, Costa Rica, Caribbean slope
Date taken
March 2006
Scientific name
Sporophila corvina
Equipment used
Canon 20D with a Canon EF 70-300 mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens at 300 mm. Shutter speed 1/250 with flash, f/5.6. March 2006
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Excellent capture, good exposure to show the details of the black feather. The beak of the female looks like the upper side is shorter, but not in the male. Is it due to the angle?
 

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Central & South America & Mexico
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