| Chestnut-throated Seedeater Sporophila
telasco Chilean name: Corbatita |
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Lluta Valley, Chile February 2007 The Chestnut-throated Seedeater is distributed along the Pacific coast of South America from southern Colombia to northern Chile. See the distribution map at xeno-canto. It is found on grassland with shrubs and agricultural land especially in oasis valleys. |
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The male, seen here in photos 1 and 2, has a small dark chestnut throat patch which is not noticeable in these photos. It is grey above with dark streaks and a white rump. Wings are blackish with white wing-bars and a white speculum. Underparts are whitish and the bill is short but deep with a curved culmen making it look almost parrot-like. | |||
| The female in photos 3 and 4 is brown above with dark streaks and a white speculum on the wings. Below is buffy-white with streaks on the flanks. | |||
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