Black-and-tawny Seedeater

Sporophila nigrorufa

(d´Orbigny, ACVMD; de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1837)
Capuchino del Pantanal
Caboclinho-do-sertão

Family: Thraupidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Other common names: Espiguero Negro y Crema.

Synonyms: Pyrrhula nigro-rufa.

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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Vulnerable

Description

The black-and-tawny seedeater (Sporophila nigrorufa) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.

It is found in the Pantanal of eastern Bolivia and adjacent southwestern Brazil. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

It is also sparsely found in La Pampa Province in Argentina.

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