Tanagers & Allies

Plumbeous Seedeater

Sporophila plumbea

The Plumbeous Seedeater (Sporophila plumbea) is a 9.7 g grassland bird that eats mostly seeds. Some populations migrate.

Family

Tanagers & Allies

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

9.7 g

Habitat

Grassland

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

9

Recorded in Brazil, Guyana, Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, Paraguay, GF, Suriname, Peru.

Where to see it: Route de Guatemala - Ouest du carrefour (French Guiana); Surama EcoLodge (Guyana); Route de Guatemala - Grandes pâtures (French Guiana); Atta Lodge / Iwokrama Canopy Walkway (Guyana); Santa Cruz Botanical Gardens (Bolivia).

Photo: (c) Vincent A. Vos, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist