- Oryzoborus angolensis
Identification
Photographed: Iguazu NP, Misiones, Argentina.
The male is black apart from its chestnut breast and belly. The underwings are white and you can usually see a small white speculum. The female is brown with a heavy black bill, white under the wings but without a white speculum.
Distribution
The Lesser Seed-finch is found from northern Colombia to south-east Brazil.
Taxonomy
The subspecies found west of the Andes in Colombia and Ecuador, O. a. funereus, is all black, is usually called the Thick-billed Seedeater and might be considered a seperate species were it not for the existence of intermediate types and a uniformity of voice.
Habitat
It inhabits the edges of woods and marshes where it can find the seeds on which it feeds.
Behaviour
The male often sings from an exposed perch and the song is a long melodious series of whistled notes.
