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'''Female''' greyish to olive on upperside, white to pale buff on underside, two-toned bill (dark upper and pale flesh-colored lower mandible). | '''Female''' greyish to olive on upperside, white to pale buff on underside, two-toned bill (dark upper and pale flesh-colored lower mandible). | ||
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[[Colombia]] south to [[Peru]] and east to [[Trinidad]], [[Tobago]], [[Guyana]], [[Suriname]], [[French Guiana]], and [[Brazil]]. Migratory, breeding in north and wintering in most of the Amazon area. | [[Colombia]] south to [[Peru]] and east to [[Trinidad]], [[Tobago]], [[Guyana]], [[Suriname]], [[French Guiana]], and [[Brazil]]. Migratory, breeding in north and wintering in most of the Amazon area. | ||
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- Sporophila bouvronides
Identification
Male: upperside mostly black with rump pale grey, white malar stripe, and white primary patch; underside mostly white with throat black and upper breast mottled black and white. Bare parts black.
Young male is similar but with more grey on undersides and small white dots on front of head.
Female greyish to olive on upperside, white to pale buff on underside, two-toned bill (dark upper and pale flesh-colored lower mandible).
Distribution
Colombia south to Peru and east to Trinidad, Tobago, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and Brazil. Migratory, breeding in north and wintering in most of the Amazon area.
Taxonomy
Some sources place this species as a monotypic species, others recognize both bouvronides from most of the range and restricta from lower Magdalena Valley in Colombia[1].
Habitat
Grassland with long grass
Behaviour
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Lesson's Seedeater. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Lesson%27s_Seedeater
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
