How big is a Lined Seedeater?

The Lined Seedeater is a tiny sized bird weighing about 10 g.

Where can you see a Lined Seedeater?

The Lined Seedeater occurs in 16 countries, including Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Paraguay and Peru.

What birds look similar to a Lined Seedeater?

The Lined Seedeater is most easily confused with the Rusty-collared Seedeater, the Chestnut-bellied Seedeater and the White-bellied Seedeater.

Is the Lined Seedeater endangered?

The Lined Seedeater is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Lined Seedeater

Sporophila lineola

Tanagers and Allies · Passeriformes · Uncommon

The Lined Seedeater (Sporophila lineola) is a uncommon tanager found in 16 countries, weighing about 10 g. The lined seedeater is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.

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Lined Seedeater (Sporophila lineola), photo 1 — Photo: Daniel S. Katz · CC BY 4.0

Lined Seedeater (Sporophila lineola), photo 2 — Photo: (c) Nicolas Olejnik, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Lined Seedeater (Sporophila lineola), photo 3 — Photo: (c) Tomás Carranza Perales, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Lined Seedeater (Sporophila lineola), photo 4 — Photo: (c) Arthur Bruck, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Lined Seedeater (Sporophila lineola), photo 5 — Photo: (c) Douglas Lopes, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Lined Seedeater (Sporophila lineola), photo 6 — Photo: (c) Vinicius Augusto De Souza, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Lined Seedeater (Sporophila lineola), photo 7 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

Lined Seedeater (Sporophila lineola), photo 8 — Photo: (c) vinicius_s_domingues, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Lined Seedeater (Sporophila lineola), photo 9 — Photo: (c) Alan Estumano, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Lined Seedeater (Sporophila lineola), photo 10 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

About the Lined Seedeater

The lined seedeater is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.

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Where it lives

Brazil Argentina Colombia Paraguay Peru Venezuela Bolivia Guyana Suriname French Guiana Trinidad & Tobago Ecuador Guadeloupe

Recorded as a rare visitor in United States, Costa Rica, Curaçao.

When to see it

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

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Lined Seedeater look like?: The lined seedeater is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.
How big is a Lined Seedeater?: The Lined Seedeater is a tiny sized bird weighing about 10 g.
Where can you see a Lined Seedeater?: The Lined Seedeater occurs in 16 countries, including Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Paraguay and Peru.
What birds look similar to a Lined Seedeater?: The Lined Seedeater is most easily confused with the Rusty-collared Seedeater, the Chestnut-bellied Seedeater and the White-bellied Seedeater.
Is the Lined Seedeater endangered?: The Lined Seedeater is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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