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Copper Seedeater
Dario Sanches from São Paulo, Brazil, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Songbirds & other perching birds

Copper Seedeater

Sporophila bouvreuil (P.L.S.Müller, 1776)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishCopper Seedeater
DutchOranje Dikbekje
SpanishCapuchino Boina Negra
Chinese黑顶食籽雀
Scientific nameSporophila bouvreuil (P.L.S.Müller, 1776)

About this species

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

It is found in Brazil and Suriname. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyThraupidae
GenusSporophila

In Suriname

35Records in Suriname
1966First record
2024Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini29

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

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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