Slate-coloured seedeater
The slate-coloured seedeater (Sporophila schistacea) is a bird species in the family Thraupidae.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Sporophila |
| Species: | S. schistacea |
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| Sporophila schistacea (Lawrence, 1862) | |
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Distribution
The bird's natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and heavily degraded former forests.
It is found in southern parts of Central America, the southwestern Amazon Basin, Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago and the Guianas.
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Sporophila schistacea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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