Chestnut-throated Seedeater vs Great-billed Seed-Finch

Sporophila telasco compared with Sporophila maximiliani

Key Differences

• Chestnut-throated Seedeater is Least Concern while Great-billed Seed-Finch is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-throated Seedeater	Great-billed Seed-Finch
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family same	Thraupidae	Thraupidae
Genus same	Sporophila	Sporophila
Species	Sporophila telasco	Sporophila maximiliani

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-throated Seedeater and Great-billed Seed-Finch share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Sporophila.

Conservation Status

Chestnut-throated Seedeater

LC — Least Concern

Great-billed Seed-Finch

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-throated Seedeater	Great-billed Seed-Finch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-throated Seedeater

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Great-billed Seed-Finch

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Chestnut-throated Seedeater

The Chestnut-throated Seedeater (Sporophila telasco) is a species in the genus Sporophila. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇳🇴 Norway