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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 in [[ | + | [[South America]]: found on the Pacific 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]]''. |
Revision as of 22:52, 3 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 Pacific 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.
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 6 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-billed_Seed_Finch