Ruddy-breasted Seedeater vs Rusty-collared Seedeater

Sporophila minuta compared with Sporophila collaris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ruddy-breasted Seedeater	Rusty-collared Seedeater
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 minuta	Sporophila collaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Ruddy-breasted Seedeater and Rusty-collared Seedeater share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Sporophila.

View Genus: Sporophila

Conservation Status

Ruddy-breasted Seedeater

LC — Least Concern

Rusty-collared Seedeater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ruddy-breasted Seedeater	Rusty-collared Seedeater
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ruddy-breasted Seedeater

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Rusty-collared Seedeater

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Ruddy-breasted Seedeater

A tiny, chestnut-red seedeater of open grasslands, weedy fields, and marshes distributed across Central America and most of South America east of the Andes to Argentina, ruddy-breasted seedeaters have warm rufous-red plumage in males with darker wings. Among the most widely distributed Sporophila seedeaters, they thrive in disturbed agricultural landscapes and secondary growth. They forage in small to large flocks on grass seeds and cereal crops. Least Concern with populations benefiting from agricultural expansion.