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;[[:Category:Sporophila|Sporophila]] frontalis | ;[[:Category:Sporophila|Sporophila]] frontalis | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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− | The diet | + | The diet consists almost entirely of bamboo seeds; supplemented by insects when seeds are unavailable. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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#BirdLife International | #BirdLife International | ||
+ | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2014) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Sporophila+frontalis}} | {{GSearch|Sporophila+frontalis}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Sporophila]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Sporophila]] |
Latest revision as of 23:54, 16 December 2014
- Sporophila frontalis
Identification
12·5 cm
Male
- Olivaceous upperparts
- Dull olive underparts
- Grey head
- Buff forecrown
- White throat
- Yellow-buff belly
- Two buff wing bars
- Yellow bill
Female: browner, no head markings
Distribution
South America: found in eastern Paraguay to south-eastern Brazil and north-eastern Argentina.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Lower levels of humid Atlantic forest. Found in the forest interior, forest edges, cultivated land adjacent to forest.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet consists almost entirely of bamboo seeds; supplemented by insects when seeds are unavailable.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- BirdLife International
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Buffy-fronted Seedeater. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Buffy-fronted_Seedeater