- Sporophila maximiliani
Oryzoborus maximiliani
Identification
14·5–16·5 cm
- Very large bill
- Long tail
Distribution
South America: found in three separate populations, in Trinidad and the nearest parts of Venezuela, in Guiana and nearest coastal part of NE Brazil, and in south central and southeast Brazil.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Formerly placed in genus Oryzoborus.
Habitat
They are found in grassland, shrubby areas and marshland near water.
Behaviour
Diet
Seed-eaters, but apart from that not a lot is known.
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/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2014)
- Source of range information used here
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Great-billed Seed Finch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Great-billed_Seed_Finch
