Plumbeous Seedeater (Sporophila plumbea) | Photos, Calls and ID

Least ConcernSeedsGrasslandCup nestTiny · 10 g

Plumbeous Seedeater (Sporophila plumbea), photo 1 — Photo: Nomdeploom · CC0

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

Plumbeous Seedeater (Sporophila plumbea), photo 3 — Photo: (c) Nicolas Olejnik, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Plumbeous Seedeater (Sporophila plumbea), photo 4 — Photo: (c) scaup, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Plumbeous Seedeater (Sporophila plumbea), photo 5 — Photo: (c) Dan Riley, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Plumbeous Seedeater (Sporophila plumbea), photo 6 — Photo: (c) Bruno Luka de Souza Bambirra Silveira, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Plumbeous Seedeater (Sporophila plumbea), photo 7 — Photo: (c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Plumbeous Seedeater (Sporophila plumbea), photo 8 — Photo: (c) Nicolas Olejnik, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Plumbeous Seedeater (Sporophila plumbea), photo 9 — Photo: (c) Bruno Luka de Souza Bambirra Silveira, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Plumbeous Seedeater (Sporophila plumbea), photo 10 — Photo: (c) Vincent A. Vos, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Plumbeous Seedeater

The plumbeous seedeater is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland.

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Where the Plumbeous Seedeater lives

Regular range

Brazil Guyana Colombia Venezuela Paraguay Bolivia French Guiana Peru Suriname

When to see the Plumbeous Seedeater

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

Easily confused with

Slate-colored SeedeaterSporophila schistaceaThe slate-coloured seedeater is a bird species in the family Thraupidae.

Wing-barred SeedeaterSporophila americanaIt has a total length of approximately 11 cm (4+1⁄4 in).

Tawny-bellied SeedeaterSporophila hypoxanthaThe tawny-bellied seedeater is a bird species in the family Thraupidae.

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