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Sporophila hypoxantha

Tawny-bellied Seedeater


Sporophila hypoxantha

Cabanis, JL, 1851
Capuchino Canela
Caboclinho-de-barriga-vermelha
Family: Thraupidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


Description


Description: Crown and back are lead-colored, with black wings and a white wing band, black tail, rump, and ventral area. Some individuals have a darker ventral side, which can make them resemble the Brown Capuchino (Sporophila hypochroma), complicating identification. The female is olive green dorsally, contrasted with a lighter ventral area, indistinguishable from most females of other Sporophila species.

Morph: See Sporophila ´uruguaya´.

Geographical Distribution in Argentina: Misiones, Corrientes, Formosa, Chaco, Córdoba, Santa Fe, Entre Ríos, and Buenos Aires.

Habitat: Grasslands and crops.

Diet: Seeds.

Behavior: Territorial. A melodious song composed of several sweet whistles, very pleasant to the ear.

Nesting: A delicate hemisphere-shaped nest made of plant material.

Compiler of this description: Jorge La Grotteria

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Foto
Photography ID: 480295
♂ ♀ Paso de la Patria
Corrientes
Argentina
01/22/2022
Héctor Schreiber
Foto
Photography ID: 379950
♀  Adult
Paso de la Patria
Corrientes
Argentina
02/02/2020
Héctor Schreiber
Foto
Photography ID: 297778
♂  Immature
Paso de la Patria
Corrientes
Argentina
10/27/2018
Héctor Schreiber
Foto
Photography ID: 230779
♂  Adult
Paso de la Patria
Corrientes
Argentina
11/18/2017
Héctor Schreiber
Foto
Photography ID: 39503
♂  Adult
Paso de la Patria
Corrientes
Argentina
02/15/2014
Héctor Schreiber



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
153876622/01/2022ArgentinaCorrientesZona de cañadas, Paso de la PatriaHéctor Schreiber
118611702/02/2020ArgentinaCorrientesZona de cañadas, Paso de la PatriaHéctor Schreiber
83674827/10/2018ArgentinaCorrientesPaso de la PatriaHéctor Schreiber
64757418/11/2017ArgentinaCorrientesPaso de la PatriaHéctor Schreiber
11303615/02/2014ArgentinaCorrientesPaso de la PatriaHéctor Schreiber
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Related bibliography


Artículo Areta, J. I. y M. Repenning. 2011. Systematics of the Tawny-Bellied Seedeater (Sporophila hypoxantha). II. Taxonomy and evolutionary implications of the existence of a new tawny morph. The Condor, 113(3): 678–690.

Artículo Chebez, J. C. 2009. Otros que se van. Fauna Argentina Amenazada. 552 págs. Albatros. Buenos Aires.

Artículo De la Peña, M. R. 1999. Aves Argentinas, Lista y Distribución. 244 págs. LOLA. Buenos Aires.

Artículo La Grotteria, J. 2013. Sporophila `uruguaya` en Entre Ríos, Argentina. Nuestras Aves, 58: 34-35.

Artículo Narosky, T. y D. Yzurieta. 2010. Aves de Argentina y Uruguay – Birds of Argentina & Uruguay: Guía de Identificación Edición Total – A Field Guide Total Edition. 16a ed. 427 págs. Vázquez Mazzini Editores. Buenos Aires. Argentina.

Artículo Narosky, T. Y M. Ruda Vega. 2009. Aves Argentinas, un vuelo por el mundo silvestre. 1a edición. Albatros. Buenos Aires.



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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Tawny-bellied Seedeater (Sporophila hypoxantha) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 26/09/2026.