Double-collared seedeater
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| Male in Brazil | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Sporophila |
| Species: | S. caerulescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Sporophila caerulescens (Vieillot, 1823)
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The double-collared seedeater (Sporophila caerulescens) is a species of
It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay, as well as the southern border of Colombia on the Amazon River. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, pastureland, and heavily degraded former forest.
Description
It is a dimorphic species, with the male having a gray head and back, a black-collared throat, paired with a black band just below, across the upper whitish breast. It has gray legs, a medium length tail, and the stout bill for seed-eating. The female is less colorful.
Distribution
The species ranges from central Argentina east of the
In the west Amazon Basin it is found in eastern regions of Peru, the Ucayali River areas, and mostly the eastern bank of the north-flowing river. In the southeast Basin, it ranges from the Cerrado into the upstream two-thirds of the north-flowing Araguaia-Tocantins River drainage system.
References
- . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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External links
- Double-collared Seedeater videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Stamps[usurped] (for Argentina) with RangeMap
- Double-collared Seedeater photo gallery VIREO
- Photo-High Res; Article oiseaux
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