Biology:Chestnut seedeater

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Short description: Species of bird

Chestnut seedeater
Sporophila cinnamomea - Chestnut Seedeater (male); Iberá marshes, Corrientes, Argentina.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Sporophila
Species:
S. cinnamomea
Binomial name
Sporophila cinnamomea
(Lafresnaye, 1839)
Sporophila cinnamomea map.svg

The chestnut seedeater (Sporophila cinnamomea) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Argentina , Brazil , Paraguay, and Uruguay (where it can still be seen at the Quebrada de los Cuervos).

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q944445 entry