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Rufous-rumped Seedeater (Sporophila hypochroma)

Rufous-rumped Seedeater

Sporophila hypochroma

Near Threatened

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XC956812 · Capovilla Pablo H · Esperanza, Las Colonias Department, Santa Fe Province, Argentina · CC BY-SA 4.0

Overview

The rufous-rumped seedeater, also known as the grey-and-chestnut seedeater, is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is currently classified as Near Threatened by the IUCN due to habitat loss.

Habitat

This species breeds in southern Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay, and migrates northward to Bolivia, the Pantanal and central Brazil. Its natural habitats consist of dry savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and pastureland.

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The bird is recognised by two common names: the rufous-rumped seedeater and the grey-and-chestnut seedeater.

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