Copper seedeater

Copper seedeater
Male at Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo State, Brazil
A young female at Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo State, Brazil
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Thraupidae
Genus:	Sporophila
Species:	S. bouvreuil
Binomial name
Sporophila bouvreuil (Statius Müller, 1776)

The copper seedeater (Sporophila bouvreuil) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It was lumped with the pearly-bellied seedeater, (S. pileata) and known together as the capped seedeater before being split in February 2012.

It is found Brazil and Suriname. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.

References

• South American Classification Committee (February 8, 2012). "Proposal (#502) to South American Classification Committee – Split Sporophila pileata from S. bouvreuil". Archived from the original on April 8, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2012.

• Machado, E. & Silveira, L.F. (2010) Geographical and seasonal distribution of the Seedeaters Sporophila bouvreuil and Sporophila pileata (Aves: Emberizidae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 50 (32):517-533.
• Machado, E. & Silveira, L.F. (2011) Plumage variability and taxonomy of the Capped Seedeater Sporophila bouvreuil (Aves: Passeriformes: Emberizidae). Zootaxa, 2781: 49–62.