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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Image:IMG 2788.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Immature male<br />Photo by {{user|swiss7|swiss7}}<br />Blanquillo area, [[Peru]]]] | [[Image:IMG 2788.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Immature male<br />Photo by {{user|swiss7|swiss7}}<br />Blanquillo area, [[Peru]]]] | ||
| − | [[South America]]: found on the | + | [[South America]]: found on the eastern slope of the Andes in [[Ecuador]] [[Peru]] and [[Bolivia]] and also possibly in the extreme south-western edge of [[Colombia]] on the border with Ecuador. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
Formerly placed in genus ''[[:Category:Oryzoborus|Oryzoborus]]''. | Formerly placed in genus ''[[:Category:Oryzoborus|Oryzoborus]]''. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Marshes, riparian forests, lakes and reed beds. | + | Marshes, riparian forests, lakes and reed beds. Rare and local in the lowlands, up to 600 m. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
Revision as of 00:22, 4 November 2015
- Sporophila atrirostris
Oryzoborus atrirostris
Identification
15–16·5 cm (6-6½ in)
- Black overall plumage
- Long tail
- Large bill
Distribution
South America: found on the eastern slope of the Andes in Ecuador Peru and Bolivia and also possibly in the extreme south-western edge of Colombia on the border with Ecuador.
Taxonomy
Formerly placed in genus Oryzoborus.
This taxon is considered a subspecies of Great-billed Seed-Finch by some authorities[2]
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies:[1]
- S. a. atrirostris:
- Eastern slope of Andes of northern Peru (Loreto and San Martín)
- S. a. gigantirostris:
- Northern Bolivia (Beni)
Habitat
Marshes, riparian forests, lakes and reed beds. Rare and local in the lowlands, up to 600 m.
Behaviour
Diet
Very little is know, but they presumably eat seeds.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-billed Seed Finch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-billed_Seed_Finch
