The copper seedeater (Sporophila bouvreuil) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It was lumped with the pearly-bellied seedeater, (S. pileata) and known together as the capped seedeater before being split in February 2012.
| Copper seedeater | |
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| Male at Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo State, Brazil | |
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| A young female at Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo State, Brazil | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Sporophila |
| Species: | S. bouvreuil
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| Sporophila bouvreuil (Statius Müller, 1776)
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It is found Brazil and Suriname. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.
References
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- ^ BirdLife International. (2017) [amended version of 2016 assessment]. "Sporophila bouvreuil". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103817972A119482130. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T103817972A119482130.en. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- South American Classification Committee (February 8, 2012). "Proposal (#502) to South American Classification Committee – Split Sporophila pileata from S. bouvreuil". Archived from the original on April 8, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
- Machado, E. & Silveira, L.F. (2010) Geographical and seasonal distribution of the Seedeaters Sporophila bouvreuil and Sporophila pileata (Aves: Emberizidae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 50 (32):517-533.
- Machado, E. & Silveira, L.F. (2011) Plumage variability and taxonomy of the Capped Seedeater Sporophila bouvreuil (Aves: Passeriformes: Emberizidae). Zootaxa, 2781: 49–62.
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