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;[[:Category:Sporophila|Sporophila]] intermedia | ;[[:Category:Sporophila|Sporophila]] intermedia | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 11 cm | + | 11 cm (4¼ in) |
| + | *Pale bill | ||
| + | *Rounded [[Topography#Beaks|culmen]] | ||
| + | *Grey overall plumage<br /> | ||
| + | Females and young birds brownish with dusky bills | ||
| + | ====Similar Species==== | ||
| + | [[Slate-colored Seedeater]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Trinidad]] and [[South America]]<br /> | [[Trinidad]] and [[South America]]<br /> | ||
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Their main diet consists of seeds, with nectar and small arthropods also taken. | Their main diet consists of seeds, with nectar and small arthropods also taken. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#Avibase |
#[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 | ||
#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2014) | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2014) | ||
| + | # Gray Seedeater (Sporophila intermedia), In Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. retrieved from Neotropical Birds Online: https://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/Species-Account/nb/species/grysee1 | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Sporophila+intermedia}} | {{GSearch|Sporophila+intermedia}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Sporophila]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Sporophila]] | ||
Revision as of 23:42, 31 August 2019
- Sporophila intermedia
Identification
11 cm (4¼ in)
- Pale bill
- Rounded culmen
- Grey overall plumage
Females and young birds brownish with dusky bills
Similar Species
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
There are 3 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. Grassy areas, dry to humid habitat, gallery forest borders.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of seeds, with nectar and small arthropods also taken.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- SACC proposal to recognize Caqueta Seedeater
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2014)
- Gray Seedeater (Sporophila intermedia), In Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. retrieved from Neotropical Birds Online: https://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/Species-Account/nb/species/grysee1
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
