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;[[:Category:Sporophila|Sporophila]] intermedia | ;[[:Category:Sporophila|Sporophila]] intermedia | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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#[http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~remsen/SACCprop287.html SACC proposal] to recognize Caqueta Seedeater | #[http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~remsen/SACCprop287.html SACC proposal] to recognize Caqueta Seedeater | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Sporophila+intermedia}} | {{GSearch|Sporophila+intermedia}} | ||
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- Sporophila intermedia
Identification
Distribution
Trinidad and South America
South America: Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Brazil
On a local scale, Gray Seedeater and Wing-barred Seedeater seems to exclude each others presence.
Taxonomy
Gray Seedeater, Variable Seedeater, Wing-barred Seedeater, and Caqueta Seedeater are best viewed as a superspecies of closely related species.
Subspecies[1]
- S. i. bogotensis (agustini):
- Colombia (Western Andes, Magdalena and Cauca valleys)
- S. i. anchicayae:
- Colombia (valley of the Río Anchicayá in Valle)
- S. i. intermedia:
Habitat
Urban and rural regions.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- Avibase
- SACC proposal to recognize Caqueta Seedeater
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Gray Seedeater. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Gray_Seedeater