Rare seed-eating bird found in wet, grassy areas (often near water) in lowlands and foothills east of the Andes. Note the very stout, dark bill.
The black-billed seed finch (Sporophila atrirostris) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in the western Amazon Basin Black-billed ...
Black-billed seed finch
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The black-billed seed finch is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.
It is found in the western Amazon Basin. Wikipedia
Scientific name: Oryzoborus atrirostris
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The Black-billed Seed-Finch is rare and local found in disjunct locations along the foothill of the Andes at elevations of up to 1200 m.
A medium-sized finch with proportionately long tail and enormous bill for its body size; bill so deep that crown appears to sweep back from base of upper ...
Sporophila atrirostris is a species of birds with 27 observations.
Identification record : Black-billed Seed Finch (Sporophila atrirostris) is a bird which belongs to the family of Thraupidés and the order of Passeriformes.
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.
Geographic range: Sporophila atrirostris atrirostris: southern Colombia, eastern Ecuador and northern Peru (San Martín); populations in central Peru ...
This species has a very large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion.
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