Adult male © Juan carlos Hincapie consonni Macaulay Library ML 143505851
Female © Roger Ahlman
Adult male © Gerry Hawkins
Adult male © Steve Parrish
Male and female © Andres Vasquez Noboa
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Adult male © Jay McGowan

Large-billed Seed-Finch Sporophila crassirostris

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Identification

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As the name suggests, this seed-finch has a truly massive bill – much larger than any seedeater. Male is all black with a small white wing patch. Bill is pale whitish or silvery. Female is brown with a dark bill. Very similar to Great-billed Seed-Finch, which is slightly larger; thankfully there is limited range overlap. Occurs in lowlands, primarily in scrubby or grassy fields and marshes. Uncommon.

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