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Ruddy-breasted Seedeater
jmorlan

Ruddy-breasted Seedeater (Sporophila minuta centralis)

Female seedeaters are notoriously difficult to identify. This female Ruddy-breasted Seedeater was identified by its small size, comparable to the associated male and lack of yellow tones on the underparts. It also has more fringing on the wing coverts cf. the female Yellow-bellied Seedeater.
Location
Old Gamboa Road, Summit, Panama
Date taken
27 January 2010
Scientific name
Sporophila minuta centralis
Equipment used
Digiscoped with Panasonic DMC-LZ5 | Nikon FieldScope III | 30XWA | hand-held (no adapter)
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Opus Editor
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A super trio of pictures today Joe..... and I think this female looks rather different to the one by RKA.

I've a feeling the pictures in The Opus could do with some additions and perhaps re-shuffling, if you want to handle that? Especially as it seems to be a rather tricky species.
 

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Central & South America & Mexico
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