How big is a Tropeiro Seedeater?

The Tropeiro Seedeater is a tiny sized bird weighing about 12 g.

Where can you see a Tropeiro Seedeater?

The Tropeiro Seedeater is endemic to Brazil, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Tropeiro Seedeater?

The Tropeiro Seedeater is most easily confused with the Black-and-tawny Seedeater, the Great-billed Seed Finch and the Large-billed Seed Finch.

Is the Tropeiro Seedeater endangered?

The Tropeiro Seedeater is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

Tropeiro Seedeater

Sporophila beltoni

Tanagers and Allies · Passeriformes · Legendary

The Tropeiro Seedeater (Sporophila beltoni) is a legendary tanager found only in Brazil, weighing about 12 g. The Tropeiro seedeater is a species of birds in the tanager family.

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Tropeiro Seedeater (Sporophila beltoni), photo 1 — Photo: vinicius_s_domingues · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Tropeiro Seedeater (Sporophila beltoni), photo 2 — Photo: vinicius_s_domingues · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Tropeiro Seedeater (Sporophila beltoni), photo 3 — Photo: vinicius_s_domingues · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Tropeiro Seedeater (Sporophila beltoni), photo 4 — Photo: vinicius_s_domingues · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Tropeiro Seedeater (Sporophila beltoni), photo 5 — Photo: vinicius_s_domingues · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Tropeiro Seedeater (Sporophila beltoni), photo 6 — Photo: (c) vinicius_s_domingues, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Tropeiro Seedeater

The Tropeiro seedeater is a species of birds in the tanager family. It is endemic to Brazil. Formerly lumped with the plumbeous seedeater, it was described as a new species in 2013.

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How to identify it

The adult male is distinguished from the plumbeous seedeater by its larger size and bluish (rather than plumbeous) grey plumage, and from that and other Sporophila seedeaters, by having a robust, bright yellow beak with an arched culmen, and by vocalisations that include unique call notes.

Where it lives

Brazil

When to see it

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

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a Tropeiro Seedeater?: The adult male is distinguished from the plumbeous seedeater by its larger size and bluish (rather than plumbeous) grey plumage, and from that and other Sporophila seedeaters, by having a robust, bright yellow beak with an arched culmen, and by vocalisations that include unique call notes.
How big is a Tropeiro Seedeater?: The Tropeiro Seedeater is a tiny sized bird weighing about 12 g.
Where can you see a Tropeiro Seedeater?: The Tropeiro Seedeater is endemic to Brazil, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Tropeiro Seedeater?: The Tropeiro Seedeater is most easily confused with the Black-and-tawny Seedeater, the Great-billed Seed Finch and the Large-billed Seed Finch.
Is the Tropeiro Seedeater endangered?: The Tropeiro Seedeater is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

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