Copper seedeater

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The copper seedeater (Sporophila bouvreuil) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It was lumped with the pearly-bellied seedeater, (S. pileata) and known together as the capped seedeater before being split in February 2012.

Copper seedeater
Male at Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo State, Brazil
A young female at Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo State, Brazil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Sporophila
Species:
S. bouvreuil
Binomial name
Sporophila bouvreuil

It is found Brazil and Suriname. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International. (2017) [amended version of 2016 assessment]. "Sporophila bouvreuil". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103817972A119482130. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T103817972A119482130.en. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  • Machado, E. & Silveira, L.F. (2010) Geographical and seasonal distribution of the Seedeaters Sporophila bouvreuil and Sporophila pileata (Aves: Emberizidae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 50 (32):517-533.
  • Machado, E. & Silveira, L.F. (2011) Plumage variability and taxonomy of the Capped Seedeater Sporophila bouvreuil (Aves: Passeriformes: Emberizidae). Zootaxa, 2781: 49–62.