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White-bellied Seedeater
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Songbirds & other perching birds

White-bellied Seedeater

Sporophila leucoptera (Vieillot, 1817)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishWhite-bellied Seedeater
DutchWitbuikdikbekje
SpanishCorbatita blanco
Chinese白腹食籽雀
Scientific nameSporophila leucoptera (Vieillot, 1817)

About this species

The white-bellied seedeater (Sporophila leucoptera) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.

It is found mainly in Bolivia, Paraguay and eastern Brazil, with smaller numbers in Suriname, southeastern Peru and northern Argentina.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, swamps, and heavily degraded former forest.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyThraupidae
GenusSporophila

In Suriname

39Records in Suriname
1970First record
2024Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini36
  • Para1
  • Saramacca1

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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