Tanagers & Allies

Paramo Seedeater

Catamenia homochroa

The Paramo Seedeater (Catamenia homochroa) is a 12 g scrub bird that eats mostly seeds. It stays put all year.

Family

Tanagers & Allies

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

12 g

Habitat

Shrubland

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

5

Recorded in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Bolivia.

Where to see it: Reserva Ecológica Río Blanco · Lodge (Colombia); Cabañas San Isidro (Ecuador); Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge & Manu Paradise Lodge (Peru).

Photo: (c) scaup, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist