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Chestnut-bellied Seedeater
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Songbirds & other perching birds

Chestnut-bellied Seedeater

Sporophila castaneiventris Cabanis, 1849

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishChestnut-bellied Seedeater
DutchRoodbuikdikbekje
SpanishEspiguero buchicastaño
Chinese栗腹食籽雀
Scientific nameSporophila castaneiventris Cabanis, 1849

About this species

The chestnut-bellied seedeater (Sporophila castaneiventris) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland and heavily degraded former forest.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyThraupidae
GenusSporophila

In Suriname

205Records in Suriname
5iNaturalist observations
1899First record
2024Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini22
  • Brokopondo16
  • Para9
  • Paramaribo4
  • Commewijne3
  • Marowijne3
  • Nickerie2

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

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