| Double-collared seedeater | |
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| Male in Uruguay | |
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| Female | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Sporophila |
| Species: | S. caerulescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Sporophila caerulescens (Vieillot, 1823) | |
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Thedouble-collared seedeater (Sporophila caerulescens) is a species ofbird in the familyThraupidae.
It is found inArgentina,Bolivia,Brazil,Paraguay,Peru, andUruguay, as well as the southern border ofColombia on the Amazon River.Its naturalhabitats are subtropical or tropical moistshrubland, pastureland, and heavily degraded former forest.
It is adimorphic 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.
The species ranges from central Argentina east of theAndes cordillera northwards through Bolivia and Paraguay, and northeastwards into south-central Brazil, and southeast coastal Brazil; the species retreats intoAmazonia during theaustral winter. The double-collared seedeater is only found in the southernAmazon Basin, limited by theAmazon River as its northern limit.
In the west Amazon Basin it is found in eastern regions of Peru, theUcayali River areas, and mostly the eastern bank of the north-flowing river. In the southeast Basin, it ranges from theCerrado into the upstream two-thirds of the north-flowingAraguaia-Tocantins River drainage system.
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