Chestnut-throated Seedeater vs Yellow-bellied Seedeater

Sporophila telasco compared with Sporophila nigricollis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-throated Seedeater	Yellow-bellied Seedeater
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class same	Aves (chim)	Aves (chim)
Order same	Passeriformes (bộ Sẻ)	Passeriformes (bộ Sẻ)
Family same	Thraupidae	Thraupidae
Genus same	Sporophila	Sporophila
Species	Sporophila telasco	Sporophila nigricollis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-throated Seedeater and Yellow-bellied Seedeater share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Sporophila.

Conservation Status

Chestnut-throated Seedeater

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-bellied Seedeater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-throated Seedeater	Yellow-bellied Seedeater
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.

Yellow-bellied Seedeater

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.

Yellow-bellied Seedeater

A small, distinctive seedeater with yellow underparts and a conspicuous black bib in males, yellow-bellied seedeaters inhabit weedy fields, forest edges, and grasslands from Costa Rica through South America to Argentina. Males have black upper parts with chestnut flanks contrasting with yellow belly. They form large flocks on grass seeds and agricultural weeds. Popular as cage birds in South America for the males' attractive plumage and melodious song. Listed as Least Concern with widespread and stable populations.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway