The male Plumbeous Seedeater shows a dark bill, white chin and black wing and tail feathers with grey edging. It also has white underparts and a white spot under the eye can usually be seen. It is the only mainly grey seedeater with a dark bill.
It is found in the cerrado of Brazil with a separate population in similar habitat in Colombia and Venezuela.
It is a very good singer and is becoming scarcer as it is trapped for the caged bird trade.
There are illustrations in Ridgely & Tudor, Volume 1, Plate 26, and in Hilty & Brown, Plate 56.
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