Black-and-white Seedeater (Sporophila luctuosa) | Photos, Calls and ID

Least ConcernSeedsShrublandTiny · 13 g

Black-and-white Seedeater (Sporophila luctuosa), photo 1 — Photo: (c) Esteban Poveda, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Black-and-white Seedeater (Sporophila luctuosa), photo 2 — Photo: (c) Esteban Poveda, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Black-and-white Seedeater (Sporophila luctuosa), photo 3 — Photo: (c) Zihao Wang, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Black-and-white Seedeater (Sporophila luctuosa), photo 4 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

Black-and-white Seedeater (Sporophila luctuosa), photo 5 — Photo: (c) scaup, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Black-and-white Seedeater (Sporophila luctuosa), photo 6 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

Black-and-white Seedeater (Sporophila luctuosa), photo 7 — Photo: (c) Esteban Poveda, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Black-and-white Seedeater (Sporophila luctuosa), photo 8 — Photo: (c) Sean Vanderluit, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Black-and-white Seedeater (Sporophila luctuosa), photo 9 — Photo: (c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Black-and-white Seedeater

The black-and-white seedeater is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.

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What the Black-and-white Seedeater sounds like

Recording: Niels Krabbe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Where the Black-and-white Seedeater lives

Regular rangeRare visitor

Colombia Ecuador Peru Venezuela Bolivia

Recorded as a rare visitor in Brazil.

When to see the Black-and-white Seedeater

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Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Chestnut-throated SeedeaterSporophila telascoThe chestnut-throated seedeater is a Neotropical songbird in the family Thraupidae.

White-bellied SeedeaterSporophila leucopteraThe white-bellied seedeater is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.

Rusty-collared SeedeaterSporophila collarisThe rusty-collared seedeater is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, formerly placed in the related Emberizidae.

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