Sporophila luctuosa

(Lafresnaye, 1843)

Vernacular names
English : Black-and-white seedeater
French : Sporophile noir et blanc

Classification
Class : Aves
Order : Passeriformes
Family : Thraupidae
Notes : No subspecies known

Identification
Short but very thick silvery bill. Female brown with brown bill. Male black with dark blue tinge to flanks and sides of head. White line under eye and wing patch. White lower breast and belly.

Range and habitat
Andes mountains from western Venezuela through Colombia to Bolivia. Found in grassy areas near forests, roadside pastures and shrubby areas, from 300 to 3100 m.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species has a very large range but a rather patchy distribution. It can be locally very common and expanding where deforestation occurs at small scales.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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