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Drab Seedeater - BirdForum Opus

Female
Photo by Stanley Jones
Northeast of Olmos near Corral Quemado, Piura Department, Peru, November 2013
Sporophila simplex

Identification

Sexually dimorphic.

Distribution

South America: found in arid southern Ecuador; upper Mara¤on Valley of northern Peru south to Ica.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Disturbed desert observed at ca.400 m (1,312 ft) elevation.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet includes seeds.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Wikipedia

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