Blue Seedeater
Amaurospiza concolor
The Blue Seedeater (Amaurospiza concolor) is a rare cardinal found in 9 countries, weighing about 13 g. The blue seedeater or Cabanis's seedeater is a species of bird in the cardinal family that is found in southern Mexico and Central America.
About the Blue Seedeater
The blue seedeater or Cabanis's seedeater is a species of bird in the cardinal family that is found in southern Mexico and Central America. The Ecuadorian seedeater was formerly considered a subspecies of the blue seedeater.
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How to identify it
The 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). The nominate male is entirely slate blue. The female's upperparts are cinnamon and the underparts tawny. The male A. c. relicta is more slaty (less blue) than the nominate and has black lores; the female is a paler cinnamon. The songs and calls have been transcribed in several ways. A song from Chiapas, Mexico, is . One from Panama is . A call from Puebla, Mexico, is and one from Panama is .
What the Blue Seedeater sounds like
Where it lives
When to see it
The Blue Seedeater can be seen all year round, with peak activity in April. It is a resident species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify a Blue Seedeater?
- The 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). Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a Blue Seedeater?
- The Blue Seedeater is a tiny sized bird weighing about 13 g.
- Where can you see a Blue Seedeater?
- The Blue Seedeater occurs in 9 countries, including Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama, Belize and Guatemala.
- What does a Blue Seedeater sound like?
- You can listen to a field recording of the Blue Seedeater on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.
- What birds look similar to a Blue Seedeater?
- The Blue Seedeater is most easily confused with the Ecuadorian Seedeater, the Blackish-blue Seedeater and the Carrizal Seedeater.
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