Black-and-tawny seedeater
The black-and-tawny seedeater (Sporophila nigrorufa) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Sporophila |
| Species: | S. nigrorufa |
| Binomial name | |
| Sporophila nigrorufa (D'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) | |
It is found in the Pantanal of eastern Bolivia and adjacent southwestern Brazil. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
It is also sparsely found in La Pampa Province in Argentina.
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Sporophila nigrorufa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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