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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: 378575
♀  Adult
Perdices
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/25/2020
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 378572
♂  Adult
Perdices
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/25/2020
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 304970
♂  Adult
Perdices
Entre Ríos
Argentina
12/08/2018
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 16617
♂  Immature
Esteros del Iberá
Corrientes
Argentina
10/08/2012
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 1231
♂  Adult
Perdices
Entre Ríos
Argentina
08/28/2010
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 1230
♂  Adult
Perdices
Entre Ríos
Argentina
08/28/2010
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 1011
♂  Adult
Perdices
Entre Ríos
Argentina
02/06/2011
Diego Oscar



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
239826009/12/2025ArgentinaCorrientesEstero Bola, Pp Ibera - Portal San Antonio1Diego Oscar
239820909/12/2025ArgentinaCorrientesCamino entre R12 y Reserva Don Luis3Diego Oscar
223320219/12/2024ArgentinaCorrientesRuta Provincial 40 entre Colonia Carlos Pellegrini y Estancia El Socorro1Diego Oscar
201865118/03/2024ArgentinaCorrientesRuta 40 entre Rincòn del Socorro y Carlos Pellegrini, Parque Nacional Iberá4Diego Oscar
197863419/01/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosPerdices1Diego Oscar
194201905/01/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas2Diego Oscar
193136916/12/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosVilla Paranacito1Diego Oscar
192598016/11/2023ArgentinaCorrientesEstero Bola, Pp Ibera - Portal San Antonio2Diego Oscar
173822621/03/2023ArgentinaCorrientesColonia Carlos Pellegrini4Diego Oscar
173773411/03/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosPerdicesDiego Oscar
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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.