Skip to main content

Yellow-bellied Seedeater

Sporophila nigricollis

Photo by Dan Doucette
Published on Project Noah
Zoom
NominateNominate for Wildlife Photograph of the Month
reportFlag Spotting

0.98872, -76.6296

Field Notes

Description:

about the size of a sparrow, this is a male.

Habitat:

field, scrub

Notes:

I spotted this small bird while walking through a small village on my way to Salto del Golondrino. Hope this one pic is enough for ID.

Species ID Suggestions

Yellow-bellied Seedeater (Male)

Sporophila nigricollis

Reference Link
FaredinAliyevski
1

Comments (4)
Dan Doucette
I don't think so, again, the location doesn't match. Those are Old World birds, this was spotted in the New World.
Ali Hemati Pour
I think this is the kind of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estrildid_finch
Dan Doucette
Thanks for the suggestion Ali but as I suspected from the common name, that bird is found in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. I spotted this one in Colombia.

Spotted for Missions

Mission
Birds of the World
Mission
Birds of Colombia
Mission
Colombia Wildlife
Mission
National Geographic's Great Nature Project

Tags

Photographed
PublishedJune 23, 2013

Community Sponsor

Butterfly
Become a Community Sponsor and Help Grow our Global Movement!

Accelerate our Mission to Photograph 
Every Species in the World!

Butterflies icon
Become a Community Sponsor

Wildlife Community

Wildlife Community

Join a worldwide community passionate about wildlife and nature!

Join Project Noah

Nature School

Nature School

Transform your green space into a curiosity-creating nature classroom!

Visit Nature School

Wildlife Game

Wildlife Game

Defend wildlife throughout the jungle in thrilling nature game!

Play Baboon

Nature & Conservation Organizations

Brands & Mission-Focused Companies