Tanagers & Allies

Rufous-rumped Seedeater

Sporophila hypochroma

The Rufous-rumped Seedeater (Sporophila hypochroma) 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

5

Recorded in Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, Uruguay.

Where to see it: PN Iberá · Portal Laguna Iberá (Carlos Pellegrini y Laguna Iberá) (Argentina); Playa - Ex Calera San Antonio (Paraguay); Barba Azul Nature Reserve (Bolivia); Bahia de Asuncion (Paraguay); Ceibas (Argentina).

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