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Parrot-billed Seedeater (Sporophila peruviana)

Parrot-billed Seedeater

Sporophila peruviana

Least Concern

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XC243124 · Niels Krabbe · Guayas: 3 km E Pacoa Beach, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0

Overview

The parrot-billed seedeater (Sporophila peruviana) is a small bird species belonging to the family Thraupidae. It holds a Least Concern status on the IUCN Red List and is native to western Ecuador and western Peru.

Habitat

This species inhabits various shrubby environments across western Ecuador and western Peru.

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Outside the breeding season, the bird is quite social and is frequently observed in flocks with other small seed-eating birds.

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