Tanagers & Allies

Dark-throated Seedeater

Sporophila ruficollis

The Dark-throated Seedeater (Sporophila ruficollis) is an 8.6 g grassland bird that eats mostly seeds. Some populations migrate.

Family

Tanagers & Allies

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

8.6 g

Habitat

Grassland

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

5

Photo: (c) Pablo H Capovilla, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist