White-bellied seedeater

White-bellied seedeater
	female
	Male in São Paulo, Brazil
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Thraupidae
Genus:	Sporophila
Species:	S. leucoptera
Binomial name
	Sporophila leucoptera; (Vieillot, 1817)

The white-bellied seedeater (Sporophila leucoptera) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found mainly in Bolivia, Paraguay and eastern Brazil, with smaller numbers in Suriname, southeastern Peru and northern Argentina. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, swamps, and heavily degraded former forest.

References

↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Sporophila leucoptera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.

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[1] BirdLife International (2012). "Sporophila leucoptera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.