White-bellied Seedeater

Sporophila leucoptera

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernSeedsShrublandCup nestSmall · 16 g

What the White-bellied Seedeater sounds like

Sonogram of the White-bellied Seedeater: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Flávio C.T. Lima · Song · Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil · CC0 · via xeno-canto

When to see the White-bellied Seedeater

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is January, the month with the most records.

Where to see the White-bellied Seedeater

Regular rangeRare visitor

The map shades 5 countries with regular records, and 2 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 Uruguay, Peru.

About the White-bellied Seedeater

The white-bellied seedeater is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found mainly in Bolivia, Paraguay and eastern Brazil, with smaller numbers in Suriname, southeastern Peru and northern Argentina. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, swamps, and heavily degraded former forest.

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Easily confused with

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