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<div style="{{psubheader}}">Featured Article: '''[[Pearly-bellied Seedeater]]'''</div> | <div style="{{psubheader}}">Featured Article: '''[[Pearly-bellied Seedeater]]'''</div> | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Eastern [[Paraguay]] to north-eastern [[Argentina]] (Corrientes and Misiones), southern [[Brazil]] (SW Minas Gerais and Mato Grosso). Also locally to N [[Uruguay]]. Has also been recorded in [[Bolivia]] (Santa Cruz). | Eastern [[Paraguay]] to north-eastern [[Argentina]] (Corrientes and Misiones), southern [[Brazil]] (SW Minas Gerais and Mato Grosso). Also locally to N [[Uruguay]]. Has also been recorded in [[Bolivia]] (Santa Cruz). | ||
| − | Ranges of | + | Ranges of Pearly-bellied Seedeater and [[Copper Seedeater]] overlap in parts of Sao Paolo, Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais states. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species.<br /> | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species.<br /> | ||
| − | It was formerly included in [[Capped Seedeater]] together with [[Copper Seedeater]] | + | It was formerly included in [[Capped Seedeater]] together with [[Copper Seedeater]] - there are areas of overlap between these two species. |
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| − | The diet consists almost entirely of grass seeds. | + | The diet consists almost entirely of grass seeds. The birds cling to the grass stem while extracting the seeds. |
'''[''[[Pearly-bellied Seedeater|Read More...]]'']''' | '''[''[[Pearly-bellied Seedeater|Read More...]]'']''' | ||
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Revision as of 03:32, 3 August 2017
Featured Article: Pearly-bellied Seedeater
Photo by Xyko Paludo
Distribution
Eastern Paraguay to north-eastern Argentina (Corrientes and Misiones), southern Brazil (SW Minas Gerais and Mato Grosso). Also locally to N Uruguay. Has also been recorded in Bolivia (Santa Cruz). Ranges of Pearly-bellied Seedeater and Copper Seedeater overlap in parts of Sao Paolo, Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais states.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
It was formerly included in Capped Seedeater together with Copper Seedeater - there are areas of overlap between these two species.
Diet
The diet consists almost entirely of grass seeds. The birds cling to the grass stem while extracting the seeds.
