Black-and-tawny Seedeater - BirdForum Opus

Male in fresh plumage
Photo by WHP
Vila Bela de Santissima Trindade, Mato Grosso, Brazil, August 2007

Sporophila nigrorufa

Identification

Male has black cap that is cut straight off just below the eye, and black back contrasting with underside, rump, and semicollar that is rich tawny in fresh plumage, fading to buff; wing feathers are richly edged white in fresh plumage, all black in worn.
Female is mostly buffy.

Similar Species

Female very similar to female Tawny-bellied Seedeater

Distribution

Extreme eastern Bolivia, and south-western Brazil (Mato Grosso).

Seven known sites have been identified in eastern Santa Cruz, Bolivia; and three locations in Brazil: Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul.

This species is classified as vulnerable by Birdlife International

Taxonomy

Male in very worn plumage
Photo by arthurgrosset
Vila Bela de Santissima Trindade, Mato Grosso, Brazil, March 2003

This is a monotypic species¹.

Habitat

Tall grasses bordering seasonally flooded pantano or ditch

Behaviour

Eats seeds. Outside of breeding season seen in mixed species flocks. Does not seem to migrate.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. ArKive
3. Ber van Perlo. 2009. A field guide to the Birds of Brazil. Oxford University Press, New York, NY, USA. ISBN 978-0-19-530155-7
4. Ridgely and Tudor 2009. Field guide to the songbirds of South America - The Passerines. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-71979-8
5. BF Member observations

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-and-tawny Seedeater. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 10 November 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-and-tawny_Seedeater

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