How big is a Black-bellied Seedeater?

The Black-bellied Seedeater is a tiny sized bird weighing about 9 g.

Where can you see a Black-bellied Seedeater?

The Black-bellied Seedeater is endemic to Brazil, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Black-bellied Seedeater?

The Black-bellied Seedeater is most easily confused with the White-naped Seedeater, the Large-billed Seed Finch and the Ibera Seedeater.

Is the Black-bellied Seedeater endangered?

The Black-bellied Seedeater is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

Black-bellied Seedeater

Sporophila melanogaster

Tanagers and Allies · Passeriformes · Legendary

The Black-bellied Seedeater (Sporophila melanogaster) is a legendary tanager found only in Brazil, weighing about 9 g. The black-bellied seedeater is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.

Near ThreatenedLegendaryEndemicEats seedswetlandcup nest9 g

Black-bellied Seedeater (Sporophila melanogaster), photo 1 — Photo: (c) Bruno Luka de Souza Bambirra Silveira, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Black-bellied Seedeater (Sporophila melanogaster), photo 2 — Photo: (c) Bruno Luka de Souza Bambirra Silveira, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Black-bellied Seedeater (Sporophila melanogaster), photo 3 — Photo: (c) Bruno Luka de Souza Bambirra Silveira, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Black-bellied Seedeater (Sporophila melanogaster), photo 4 — Photo: (c) vinicius_s_domingues, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Black-bellied Seedeater (Sporophila melanogaster), photo 5 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

About the Black-bellied Seedeater

The black-bellied seedeater is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is endemic to Brazil.

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Where it lives

Brazil

When to see it

Best months: January, February, October, November, December, with peak activity in November. It is a summer visitor species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Black-bellied Seedeater look like?: The black-bellied seedeater is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.
How big is a Black-bellied Seedeater?: The Black-bellied Seedeater is a tiny sized bird weighing about 9 g.
Where can you see a Black-bellied Seedeater?: The Black-bellied Seedeater is endemic to Brazil, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Black-bellied Seedeater?: The Black-bellied Seedeater is most easily confused with the White-naped Seedeater, the Large-billed Seed Finch and the Ibera Seedeater.
Is the Black-bellied Seedeater endangered?: The Black-bellied Seedeater is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

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