Pearly-bellied seedeater

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Pearly-bellied seedeater
Sporophila pileata - Pearly-bellied Seedeater.jpg
at Santa Bárbara d'Oeste, São Paulo state, Brazil

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Sporophila
Species:
S. pileata
Binomial name
Sporophila pileata
(Sclater, 1865)
Sporophila pileata map.svg

The pearly–bellied seedeater (Sporophila pileata) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It was lumped with the copper seedeater, (S. bouvreuil) and known together as the capped seedeater before being split in February 2012.

It is found in southern Brazil, Paraguay, northern Uruguay and northeastern Argentina. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.

All capuchinos (as they are known in Spanish), including the pearly-bellied seedeater, are experiencing severe population declines due to illegal trapping for pet trade and loss of natural habitats, as a result of grasslands being used for agricultural uses.

References[]

  • South American Classification Committee (February 8, 2012). "Proposal (#502) to South American Classification Committee – Split Sporophila pileata from S. bouvreuil". Archived from the original on April 8, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
  • Freitas M., Medolago C., Costa M., et al. (2018). First description of nests, eggs, and nestlings of the Pearly-bellied Seedeater ( Sporophila pileata ). The Wilson Journal of Ornithology., 130(3), 823–828.
  • Machado, E. & Silveira, L.F. (2010) Geographical and seasonal distribution of the Seedeaters Sporophila bouvreuil and Sporophila pileata (Aves: Emberizidae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 50 (32):517-533.
  • Machado, E. & Silveira, L.F. (2011) Plumage variability and taxonomy of the Capped Seedeater Sporophila bouvreuil (Aves: Passeriformes: Emberizidae). Zootaxa, 2781: 49–62.
  • Sclater, P.L. (1864) Descriptions of seven new species of birds discovered by the late Dr. John Natterer in Brazil. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 607 pp.
  • Turbek S., Giacomo A., Browne M., Pasian C. (2019). First nest description of the Iberá Seedeater (Sporophila iberaensis). The Wilson Journal of Ornithology., 131(1), 156–160.


Specific
  1. ^ BirdLife International. 2017. Sporophila pileata (amended version of 2016 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T22724947A119483925. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22724947A119483925.en. Downloaded on 13 March 2018.
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