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Sporophila luctuosa

Black-and-white Seedeater


Sporophila luctuosa

(de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1843)
Espiguero Negriblanco
Papa-capim-preto-e-branco
Family: Thraupidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Synonyms: Spermophila luctuosa.




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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


Description


The black-and-white seedeater (Sporophila luctuosa) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.
It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.

Source: Wikipedia, article Sporophila luctuosa. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 16/07/2026.





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Foto
Photography ID: 297819
♂  Adult
Manizales
Caldas
Colombia
11/02/2018
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 297390
♂  Adult
Manizales
Caldas
Colombia
11/05/2018
Germán Gil
Foto
Photography ID: 266362
♂  Adult
Quebradanegra
Cundinamarca
Colombia
05/25/2018
Jairo Alberto García Giraldo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
109692317/11/2018PeruMadre de DiosLaguna Machuwasi10Julian Quillen Vidoz
109692209/11/2018PeruCuzcoManu Bio Lodge (Ex Estación Biológica Villa Carmen)2Julian Quillen Vidoz
83526205/11/2018ColombiaCaldasCafé Tio Conejo, ManizalesGermán Gil
83683002/11/2018ColombiaCaldasRío Claro sendero Corozal, ManizalesSusana Gomez
109692116/10/2018PeruCuzcoManu Bio Lodge (Ex Estación Biológica Villa Carmen)4Julian Quillen Vidoz
75992725/05/2018ColombiaCundinamarcaVereda Pilones, QuebradanegraJairo Alberto García Giraldo
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Black-and-white Seedeater (Sporophila luctuosa) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 30/09/2026.