Rusty-collared Seedeater Sporophila collaris
Male Rusty-collared Seedeater, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, August 2004 - click for larger image Brazil

The Rusty-collared Seedeater is distributed in Bolivia, central and southern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and north-central Argentina. See the distribution map at xeno-canto. It is found in grass and bushes around marshland and is rarely seen on the ground.
Male Rusty-collared Seedeater, Lagoa do Peixe, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, October 2022 - click for larger image The male has a black head with white patches below the eyes and above the lores. It has a black band across the breast and a broad rusty collar round the neck.

In the south of Brazil the subspecies encountered is S. c. melanocephala which is brighter and more tawny than the nominate found further north.
Male Rusty-collared Seedeater, Lagoa do Peixe, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, October 2022 - click for larger image
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