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Yellow-bellied Seedeater
Don Loarie, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Songbirds & other perching birds

Yellow-bellied Seedeater

Sporophila nigricollis (Vieillot, 1823)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishYellow-bellied Seedeater
DutchGeelbuikdikbekje
SpanishCorbatita amarillo
Chinese黄腹食籽雀
Scientific nameSporophila nigricollis (Vieillot, 1823)

About this species

The yellow-bellied seedeater (Sporophila nigricollis) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama, on Trinidad, in the Lesser Antilles, and in every South American country except Chile and Uruguay. However, it has been found in Argentina only as a vagrant and reports from Paraguay are unconfirmed.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyThraupidae
GenusSporophila

In Suriname

27Records in Suriname
2iNaturalist observations
2011First record
2024Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini22
  • Para3
  • Commewijne1
  • Nickerie1

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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