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| − | [[Image:Chestnut-throated_Seedeater.jpg|thumb|550px|right| | + | [[Image:Chestnut-throated_Seedeater.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male photograhed in Cañeta, [[Peru]] by {{user|Robert_Scanlon|Robert_Scanlon}} ]] |
;[[:Category:Sporophila|Sporophila]] telasco | ;[[:Category:Sporophila|Sporophila]] telasco | ||
| + | '''Includes Tumaco Seedeater''' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | '''Male''' - grey, | + | *'''Male''' - grey upperparts with darker streaks, white speculum and hint of wing bars, whitish underparts, small dark chestnut throat patch, short curved bill. White spot on uppertail coverts and white at base of tail produces white doublet when seen from behind. Upperside color varies: brownish buff in fresh plumage becoming grey with wear. In southern Colombia, a variant with more chestnut on underside is either a color morph or a subspecies. |
| + | *'''Female''' - brown, dark streaked upperparts with white speculum, buffy white underparts with light streaking on flanks of upper breast. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[ | + | Southernmost [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], and northernmost [[Chile]], mostly west of Andes. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | Monotypic. | + | Monotypic. The more chestnut form from Colombia has in the past been considered a separate species (Tumaco Seedeater, ''S. insularis''). |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Mostly humid areas, in drier areas connected with irrigation. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
The diet includes seeds. | The diet includes seeds. | ||
| + | [[Image:CT-Seedeater-by_njlarsen.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Male showing the white doublet on the lower back/tail <br />Photo by {{user|njlarsen|njlarsen}}<br />Arica, [[Chile]], November 2009]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | + | # Clements, James F. 2007. ''The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World''. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019 | |
| + | # Alvaro Jaramillo. 2003. Birds of Chile. Princeton Field Guides. ISBN 0-691-11740-3 | ||
| + | # Ridgely and Tudor 2009. Field guide to the songbirds of South America - The Passerines. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-71979-8 | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
| + | Arthur Grosset | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Sporophila_telasco}} | {{GSearch|Sporophila_telasco}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Sporophila]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Sporophila]] | ||
Revision as of 02:13, 18 December 2009
- Sporophila telasco
Includes Tumaco Seedeater
Identification
- Male - grey upperparts with darker streaks, white speculum and hint of wing bars, whitish underparts, small dark chestnut throat patch, short curved bill. White spot on uppertail coverts and white at base of tail produces white doublet when seen from behind. Upperside color varies: brownish buff in fresh plumage becoming grey with wear. In southern Colombia, a variant with more chestnut on underside is either a color morph or a subspecies.
- Female - brown, dark streaked upperparts with white speculum, buffy white underparts with light streaking on flanks of upper breast.
Distribution
Southernmost Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and northernmost Chile, mostly west of Andes.
Taxonomy
Monotypic. The more chestnut form from Colombia has in the past been considered a separate species (Tumaco Seedeater, S. insularis).
Habitat
Mostly humid areas, in drier areas connected with irrigation.
Behaviour
The diet includes seeds.
References
- Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
- Alvaro Jaramillo. 2003. Birds of Chile. Princeton Field Guides. ISBN 0-691-11740-3
- Ridgely and Tudor 2009. Field guide to the songbirds of South America - The Passerines. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-71979-8
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Chestnut-throated Seedeater. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chestnut-throated_Seedeater
Arthur Grosset
