- Sporophila luctuosa
Identification
11 cm (4¼ in)
Male
- Black breast
- White crescent below eye
- Black upper-wing and tail
Distribution
South America: found from the Andes of Colombia to western Venezuela, northern Bolivia and south-western Brazil
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Moist shrubland and high-altitude shrubland; open fields/brush on hillside, grassy forest edges.
Behaviour
Diet
The cling to stems to eat seeds; they are rather partial to bamboo.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2015)
- Wikipedia
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-and-white Seedeater. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 October 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-and-white_Seedeater
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.