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Chestnut seedeater

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Chestnut seedeater
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Sporophila
Species:
S. cinnamomea
Binomial name
Sporophila cinnamomea
(Lafresnaye, 1839)

The chestnut seedeater (Sporophila cinnamomea) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay (where it can still be seen at the Quebrada de los Cuervos).

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2019). "Sporophila cinnamomea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22723499A155619440. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22723499A155619440.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.