cigarrinha-do-norte vs Variable Seedeater

Sporophila schistacea compared with Sporophila corvina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cigarrinha-do-norte	Variable Seedeater
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Aves (ave)	Aves (ave)
Order same	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family same	Thraupidae	Thraupidae
Genus same	Sporophila	Sporophila
Species	Sporophila schistacea	Sporophila corvina

Evolutionary Relationship

cigarrinha-do-norte and Variable Seedeater share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Sporophila.

Conservation Status

cigarrinha-do-norte

LC — Least Concern

Variable Seedeater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cigarrinha-do-norte	Variable Seedeater
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

cigarrinha-do-norte

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Variable Seedeater

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

cigarrinha-do-norte

O cigarra-pizarra (Sporophila schistacea) e um pequeno coleiro de coloracao azul-ardosia nos machos, com bico palido, que habita pastagens abertas, savanas e bordas de floresta desde a Nicaragua ate a Bolivia ao longo do flanco pacifico da America do Sul. Forrageiam em pequenos bandos sobre sementes de gramineas. Como muitos Sporophila, sofre pressao pela captura para o comercio de aves de gaiola e pela perda de habitat devido a conversao de pastagens.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway