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Ruddy-breasted Seedeater (male)
Stanley Jones

Ruddy-breasted Seedeater (male) (Sporophila minuta)

Ruddy-breasted Seedeater (Sporophila minuta centralis) Currently three subspecies are recognized with only subspecies centralis being mapped for Panama. Photographed at Ammo Dump Ponds, Coln Province, Panama. Low grasslands around the swampy-marsh surrounded by a secondary humid forest at ca. 38 m (125 ft) elevation. Associated with the Yellow-bellied Seedeater which was more common. This bird is sitting on constantine wire which is attached to barbed-wire on top of a an 8 foot chain-link fence to keep unauthorized people out of the ammo dump. Species sexually dimorphic.
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Habitat
Low grasslands around the swampy-marsh surrounded by a secondary humid forest at ca. 38 m (125 ft) elevation.
Location
Ammo Dump Ponds, Coln Province, Panama
Date taken
February 2011
Scientific name
Sporophila minuta
Equipment used
Canon EOS 50D, Canon EF 300mm f/4L IS USM lens plus 1.4 x teleconverter, ISO 320, Shutter speed 1/400, f/10
delia todd
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Why don't we see more of these in here - they're beautiful Stanley.

D
 
tetoneon
Beautiful colors in the backdrop and this unusual perch to enhance this wonderful image. TFS Stanley.
 

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