Slate-coloured seedeater
| Slate-coloured seedeater | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Sporophila |
| Species: | S. schistacea |
| Binomial name | |
| Sporophila schistacea Lawrence, 1862 | |
The slate-coloured seedeater (Sporophila schistacea) is a bird species in the family Thraupidae, native to Central America and South America.
Distribution
The bird's natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and heavily degraded former forests.
It is found in Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Sporophila schistacea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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