Lined Seedeater
Sporophila lineola
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusSporophila (Typical Seedeaters and Seed-Finches)
- SpeciesSporophila lineola (Lined Seedeater)
About the Lined Seedeater
The lined seedeater (Sporophila lineola) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, pastureland, and heavily degraded former forest.
The lined seedeater was formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name Loxia lineola. Linnaeus mistakenly specified the "habitat" as Asia; the type locality was subsequently designated as the state of Bahia in Brazil. The specific epithet lineola is Latin meaning "little line" (a diminutive of linea meaning "line"). The lined seedeater is now assigned to the genus Sporophila that was introduced by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis in 1844. The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised. Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Lined Seedeater in Canaima National Park
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Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 7 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 8 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 11 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 12 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 13 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 14 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 15 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 16 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 17 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 18 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 19 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 20 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 21 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |