Rufous-rumped seedeater
| Rufous-rumped seedeater | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Sporophila |
| Species: | S. hypochroma |
| Binomial name | |
| Sporophila hypochroma Todd, 1915 | |
The rufous-rumped seedeater (Sporophila hypochroma), also known as the grey-and-chestnut seedeater, is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It breeds in southern Paraguay, Argentina, and Uruguay.[2] It migrates northward to Bolivia, the Pantanal and central Brazil. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and pastureland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Sporophila hypochroma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Claramunt, Santiago; Rocha, Gabriel; Aldabe, Joaquín (2006). "The occurrence of Sporophila hypochroma and S. hypoxantha in Uruguay". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 126 (1): 45–49.
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