Great-billed Seed-Finch
Sporophila maximiliani
EndangeredAves · Passeriformes · Thraupidae
About
The great-billed seed finch is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, swamps, and heavily degraded former forest. They are found in two separate general populations, one in the northern Amazon rainforest and the other in the Cerrado. They live in flooded areas with nests low to the ground. The adults express strong sexual dimorphism. Males are black with white under wing-coverts and ivory white bills, and the females are generally light brown with white under wing-coverts and black bills. Both the male and female have very large, thick bills. The great-billed seed finch has a melodious call, which has made it a target for trapping.
Fun Fact
The taxonomy is therefore almost exclusively based on the male plumages.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Found in the Cerrado and in the Cerrado enclaves into the transition zones in Atlantic Forest.
Diet
Feeds mainly on seeds of many species in the Cyperaceae family.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Loss
- Poaching and Hunting
- Human-Wildlife Conflict
- Disease