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Pearly-bellied Seedeater

Sporophila pileata(Sclater, PL, 1865)

English (US) Pearly-bellied Seedeater

The Pearly-bellied Seedeater (Sporophila pileata) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Thraupidae (Tanagers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.

Range: eastern Paraguay to southern Brazil (southern Mato Grosso) and northeastern ArgentinaRange summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Sporophila pileata
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Pearly-bellied Seedeater
Described by
(Sclater, PL, 1865)

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Spermophila pileata
Described by
(Sclater, PL, 1865)
Type locality
Borda do Mato, eastern Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Original description
Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864, pt.3 p.607-608

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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