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Slate-colored Seedeater (Sporophila schistacea)

Slate-colored Seedeater

Sporophila schistacea

Least Concern

Overview

The slate-coloured seedeater (Sporophila schistacea) is a bird species belonging to the family Thraupidae. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Habitat

This species inhabits subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests as well as heavily degraded former forests. Its range covers the southern parts of Central America, the southwestern Amazon Basin, Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Guianas.

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The species is known to thrive in heavily degraded former forests, indicating a strong capacity for adaptation to altered environments.

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