Marsh Seedeater

It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. It is migratory, breeding in wet grasslands and marshes around Uruguay and Argentina and migrating northwards in the austral winter to wet and dry grasslands in southern Brazil.

The Marsh Seedeater is classified as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Marsh Seedeater (Sporophila palustris) is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. It is sexually dichromic, with the males sporting a bright white throat, grey crown and chestnut belly, and the females resembling other brown female seedeaters. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. It is migratory, breeding in wet grasslands and marshes around Uruguay and Argentina and migrating northwards in the austral winter to wet and dry grasslands in southern Brazil. More

The marsh seedeater is classified as Endangered (EN C2a(i)) on the IUCN Red List 2004 (1). - This seed-eating bird is thought to have until very recently been the same species as either the grey-and-chestnut seedeater (Sporophila hypochroma) or the Entre Rios seedeater (Sporophila zelichi), but is in the process of speciation; becoming a genetically different species. Males of this small finch species are distinctive. More

The marsh seedeater breeds in Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and possibly southeast Paraguay. It winters in Brazil and migrants have been seen in east Paraguay and north Argentina (2). View a distribution map for this species at UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Habitat - Breeding amongst wet grasslands and marshes, the marsh seedeater is less fastidious about its habitat in winter and during the migration, inhabiting both wet and dry grasslands (2). More

Marsh Seedeater Sporophila palustris 2009 IUCN Red List Category (as evaluated by BirdLife International - the official Red List Authority for birds for IUCN): Endangered Justification Trapping pressure and habitat loss are rapidly reducing the very small population of this species, and breeding habitat (and therefore the population) is fragmented. It consequently qualifies as Endangered. More

MARSH SEEDEATER Sporophila palustris ENDANGERED MESOPOTAMIAN GRASSLANDS One of the rarest of all the "Cappucinos" the gorgeous Marsh Seedeater has been a victim of his own beauty. This and other similar species have been illegally trapped en masse for the pet trade at their breeding grounds in Brazil, and the populations have taken a steep nose-dive. More

Marsh Seedeater Sporophila palustris = Described by: Barrows (1883) Alternate common name(s): White-bibbed Seedeater Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors Photographs No photographs are available for this species Range Se. Brazil (c. Bahia (Encruzilhada)) to c. Paraguay, s. Uruguay (Departments of Maldonado, Rocha and less frequently in Rio Negro and Paysandu), and c. Argentina (Entre Rios). More

Marsh Seedeater, Sporophila palustris Chestnut-bellied Seedeater, Sporophila castaneiventris Gray-and-chestnut Seedeater, Sporophila hypochroma Chestnut Seedeater, Sporophila cinnamomea Narosky's Seedeater, Sporophila zelichi Black-bellied Seedeater, Sporophila melanogaster Chestnut-throated Seedeater, Sporophila telasco Tumaco Seedeater, Sporophila insulata Nicaraguan Seed Finch, Oryzoborus nuttingi Large-billed Seed Finch, Oryzoborus More

Marsh Seedeater is a Mesopotamian Grasslands endemic. Although San Rafael was decreed a national park in 1992, the boundaries were only delimited in 1997, and still have to be legally recognised. BirdLife Partner Guyra Paraguay raised the money to buy 6,200 hectares of near-pristine Atlantic Forest, but the majority of the park More

* Marsh Seedeater Sporophila palustris EN * Chestnut Seedeater Sporophila cinnamomea VU Near-threatened Birds of Laguna Blanca * Greater Rhea Rhea americana * Bearded Tachuri Polystictus pectoralis * White-banded Tanager Neothraupis fasciatus * Dark-throated Seedeater Sporophila ruficollis The laguna Blanca list stands at 289 species after our 1 month survey in October-November 2005 which More

endemic subspecies of the marsh seedeater, Narosky More

Marsh Seedeater The Marsh Seedeater (Sporophila palustris) is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland and subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss. See more at Wikipedia.org... More