The dark-throated seedeater (Sporophila ruficollis) is a bird species in the family Thraupidae (formerly in Emberizidae). It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay (where it can still be found at the Quebrada de los Cuervos).
| Dark-throated seedeater | |
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| male at Ataliva, Santa Fe Province, Argentina | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Sporophila |
| Species: | S. ruficollis
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| Binomial name | |
| Sporophila ruficollis Cabanis, 1851
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Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Sporophila ruficollis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22723484A132165511. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22723484A132165511.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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