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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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Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Pablo Meoniz11/29/2015ArgentinaEntre RíosPerdices♂AdultYesNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
167839620/11/2022ArgentinaFormosaSeccional Estero Poí, Parque Nacional Río Pilcomayo2Pablo Meoniz
151430412/12/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosPerdices15Pablo Meoniz
113387917/11/2019ArgentinaEntre RíosPerdicesPablo Meoniz
84999301/12/2018ArgentinaEntre RíosPerdicesPablo Meoniz
55559118/03/2017ArgentinaEntre RíosZona Perdices, Costa Uruguay SurPablo Meoniz
51702911/12/2016ArgentinaCorrientesRuta Provincial 40 - 20km al oeste de Colonia Carlos PellegriniPablo Meoniz
51432911/12/2016ArgentinaCorrientesEsteros del IberáPablo Meoniz
51692910/12/2016ArgentinaCorrientesUnidad de Conservación Cambyretá, ItuzaingóPablo Meoniz
38159328/12/2015ArgentinaEntre RíosPerdicesPablo Meoniz
36805329/11/2015ArgentinaEntre RíosPerdicesPablo Meoniz
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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 03/10/2026.