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Sporophila ruficollis

Dark-throated Seedeater


Sporophila ruficollis

Cabanis, JL, 1851
Capuchino Garganta Café
Caboclinho-de-papo-escuro
Family: Thraupidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Near Threatened


Description


Description: The crown and back are lead-colored, wings are black with a white band, tail is black, rump and ventral parts are cinnamon, and the throat is black. The female is olive green dorsally, contrasted with a lighter ventral side, indistinguishable from most females of other Sporophila species.

Morpho: See Black-collared Seedeater (Sporophila ´caraguata´).

Geographical Distribution within Argentina: It is the Capuchino species with the widest distribution within Argentina, ranging from the north to Tucumán, Santiago del Estero, eastern Córdoba, Santa Fe, and Buenos Aires.

Environment: Grasslands, cardales, and crops.

Diet: Seeds.

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

Nesting: Semi-spherical nest made of plant material, delicate.

Author of this compilation: Jorge La Grotteria

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Foto
Photography ID: 476042
♂  Immature
Ituzaingó
Corrientes
Argentina
12/05/2021
Claudia Mora
Foto
Photography ID: 476041
♂  Immature
Ituzaingó
Corrientes
Argentina
12/05/2021
Santos Di Mauro
Foto
Photography ID: 230399
♂  Adult
Ituzaingó
Corrientes
Argentina
11/20/2017
Luis Carlos Lugo
Foto
Photography ID: 187857
♂  Immature
Ituzaingó
Corrientes
Argentina
01/23/2017
Héctor Bernardo Fernández
Foto
Photography ID: 182520
♂  Adult
Ituzaingó
Corrientes
Argentina
12/10/2016
Santiago Alemán
Foto
Photography ID: 128646
♂  Adult
Ituzaingó
Corrientes
Argentina
12/06/2015
Héctor Schreiber
Foto
Photography ID: 73357
♂  Immature
Ituzaingó
Corrientes
Argentina
10/27/2014
Héctor Bernardo Fernández
Foto
Photography ID: 39742
♂  Adult
Ituzaingó
Corrientes
Argentina
01/24/2014
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 29982
♀  Adult
Ituzaingó
Corrientes
Argentina
11/23/2013
Héctor Bernardo Fernández



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
152147405/12/2021ArgentinaCorrientesCamino de acceso a U.c. Cambyretá, ItuzaingóClaudia Mora
152147305/12/2021ArgentinaCorrientesCamino de acceso a U.c. Cambyretá, ItuzaingóSantos Di Mauro
188448004/11/2018ArgentinaCorrientesEa Don Luis, Ituzaingó10Fabricio Candia
188447903/11/2018ArgentinaCorrientesCamino a Ea Don Luis Cambyretá, Ituzaingó8Fabricio Candia
64662320/11/2017ArgentinaCorrientesCamino de acceso a U.c. Cambyretá, ItuzaingóLuis Carlos Lugo
53624923/01/2017ArgentinaCorrientesUnidad de Conservación Cambyretá, ItuzaingóHéctor Bernardo Fernández
109682320/12/2016ArgentinaCorrientesItuzaingó, Ituzaingó1Julian Quillen Vidoz
52026710/12/2016ArgentinaCorrientesUnidad de Conservación Cambyretá, ItuzaingóSantiago Alemán
51692910/12/2016ArgentinaCorrientesUnidad de Conservación Cambyretá, ItuzaingóPablo Meoniz
37413006/12/2015ArgentinaCorrientesItuzaingóHéctor Schreiber
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Related bibliography


Artículo Areta, J. I., I. J. Noriega, L. Pagano e I. Roesler. 2010. Unraveling the ecological radiation of the capuchinos: systematics of Dark-throated Seedeater Sporophila ruficollis and description of a new dark-collared form. Bull. B.O.C. 130(4).

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 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. Dark-throated Seedeater (Sporophila ruficollis) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 01/10/2026.