Male © Rodrigo Ferronato eBird S46597528 Macaulay Library ML 109707881
Female © Gilvan Moreira
Male © Ian Thompson
Female © Ian Thompson
Male © Ian Thompson
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Female © Mário Reis de Souza

White-throated Seedeater Sporophila albogularis

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Identification

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An endemic small finchlike species of north-eastern Brazil, notable for its thick bill. Males have a white throat that wraps around the side of the head, a black breast band, and gray-black upperparts. Note the male’s large yellow bill and white wing spot. Females are similar to other seedeaters being rather nondescript olive-brown above and buffy below. Inhabits scrubby savannah, dry woodlands, and adjacent open areas; often mixing with others seedeaters.

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