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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: 530837
♂  Adult
Costa Iné
Chaco
Argentina
01/06/2023
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 517457
♂  Adult
Laguna Larga
Córdoba
Argentina
12/08/2022
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 484513
♂  Adult
La Para
Córdoba
Argentina
01/28/2022
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 475979
♂  Adult
Perdices
Entre Ríos
Argentina
12/19/2021
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 471124
♂  Adult
La francia
Córdoba
Argentina
11/06/2021
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 426649
♂  Adult
Matorrales
Córdoba
Argentina
12/24/2020
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 11925
♂  Adult
Sinsacate
Córdoba
Argentina
03/03/2012
Federico J. Villegas



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
174303806/01/2023ArgentinaChacoCosta InéFederico J. Villegas
168697208/12/2022ArgentinaCórdobaBañados de laguna larga, Laguna LargaFederico J. Villegas
155374128/01/2022ArgentinaCórdobaCamino a Campo Mare, La ParaFederico J. Villegas
152033919/12/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosPerdicesFederico J. Villegas
149523106/11/2021ArgentinaCórdobaLa franciaFederico J. Villegas
133861724/12/2020ArgentinaCórdobaLaguna de Garino, MatorralesFederico J. Villegas
123954024/02/2020ArgentinaCorrientesRuta Provincial 40 entre Colonia Carlos Pellegrini y Estancia El SocorroFederico J. Villegas
2893903/03/2012ArgentinaCórdobaSinsacateFederico J. Villegas
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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 30/09/2026.