Black-and-tawny seedeater

The black-and-tawny seedeater (Sporophila nigrorufa) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.

Black-and-tawny seedeater
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Sporophila
Species:
S. nigrorufa
Binomial name
Sporophila nigrorufa

It is found in the Pantanal of eastern Bolivia and adjacent southwestern Brazil. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

It is also sparsely found in La Pampa Province in Argentina.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Sporophila nigrorufa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22723468A94819412. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22723468A94819412.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.


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