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Large-billed Seed-Finch
Francesco Veronesi from Italy, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Songbirds & other perching birds

Large-billed Seed-Finch

Sporophila crassirostris (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishLarge-billed Seed-Finch
DutchDikbekzaadkraker
SpanishSemillero rastrojero
Chinese大嘴籽雀
Sranan Tongotwatwa
Scientific nameSporophila crassirostris (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)

About this species

The large-billed seed finch (Sporophila crassirostris) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. It formerly occurred in Trinidad and Tobago but its current status there is uncertain. The species was also confirmed in Panama in 2011.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyThraupidae
GenusSporophila

In Suriname

80Records in Suriname
1851First record
1972Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo4
  • Brokopondo1

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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