Lined seedeater

The lined seedeater (Sporophila lineola) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.

Lined seedeater
Male
Female

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Sporophila
Species:
S. lineola
Binomial name
Sporophila lineola
Synonyms

Loxia lineola Linnaeus, 1758

It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, pastureland, and heavily degraded former forest.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Sporophila lineola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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