Dubois's Seedeater
Sporophila ardesiaca

Dubois's Seedeater, Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais, Brazil, October 2022 - click for larger image Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais, Brazil
October 2022

Dubois's Seedeater is distributed in the central eastern part of Brazil. See the distribution map at xeno-canto. So it is a Brazilian endemic.

Dubois's Seedeater, Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais, Brazil, October 2022 - click for larger image It is found in shrubby and grassy clearings up to about 800 metres.

The male looks very similar to Yellow-bellied Seedeater S. nigricollis except for the plain white belly. The female is difficult to separate from other female Sporophila except when in close proximity to a male as was the case here.

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