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The blackish-blue seedeater is 12 to 12.5 cm (4.7 to 4.9 in) long and weighs 12.5 to 14 g (0.44 to 0.49 oz). The male is entirely dark slaty blue that is darker on the face and underparts. The female is tawny brown, with the underparts paler than the upperparts. Voice: The blackish-blue seedeater's song is "a pleasant warble" and its calls sound like "psit" or "pix".
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When to see the Blackish-blue Seedeater
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 9 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Blackish-blue Seedeater
The map shades 3 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Mexico.
About the Blackish-blue Seedeater
The blackish-blue seedeater is a species of bird in the family Cardinalidae, the cardinals or cardinal grosbeaks. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.
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Easily confused with
Blue SeedeaterAmaurospiza concolorThe blue seedeater is 11.5 to 14 cm (4.5 to 5.5 in) long and weighs 12 to 15 g (0.42 to 0.53 oz).
Ecuadorian SeedeaterAmaurospiza aequatorialisThe male Ecuadorian seedeater is mostly a pale slate blue; its crown is a lighter indigo.
Carrizal SeedeaterAmaurospiza carrizalensisThe Carrizal seedeater is 12 cm (4.7 in) long and weighs 12 to 14 g (0.42 to 0.49 oz).
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