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Sporophila schistacea

Slate-colored Seedeater


Sporophila schistacea

(Lawrence, GN, 1862)
Espiguero Pizarroso
Cigarrinha-do-norte
Family: Thraupidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Synonyms: Spermophila schistacea.

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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


Description


The slate-coloured seedeater (Sporophila schistacea) is a bird species in the family Thraupidae.

Distribution: The bird´s natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and heavily degraded former forests.

It is found in southern parts of Central America, the southwestern Amazon Basin, Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago and the Guianas.

Source: Wikipedia, article Sporophila schistacea. 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: 379306
♂  Adult
Ibague, Zona de Boquerón
Tolima
Colombia
02/02/2020
Orlando Tobar Vargas
Foto
Photography ID: 372347
♂  Adult
Quebradanegra
Cundinamarca
Colombia
01/05/2020
Jairo Alberto García Giraldo
Foto
Photography ID: 370842
♀  Adult
Ibague Zona De Boqueron
Tolima
Colombia
01/01/2020
Orlando Tobar Vargas



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
118391402/02/2020ColombiaTolimaFinca Rancho Toledo, Ibague, Zona de BoquerónOrlando Tobar Vargas
116074105/01/2020ColombiaCundinamarcaVereda Pilones, QuebradanegraJairo Alberto García Giraldo
115601201/01/2020ColombiaTolimaFinca Rancho Toledo, Ibague Zona De BoqueronOrlando Tobar Vargas
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Slate-colored Seedeater (Sporophila schistacea) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 27/09/2026.