11 cm. Bill black. In Southeast Brazil some males have yellow bill ^133 . <NMale is gray, lighter on the belly, chest and throat. White chin and central belly. White subocular spot. Wings and tail black, the wings with white speculum. <NThe female has light brown upperparts, paler buff underparts and a white belly.
Call "tsi-e", tsi-u, tsii up, song a variable rather fast twittering and warbling with imitations of other species there are three songs on vocalization 1 .
Forages in small groups on trees and on the ground or in high vegetation.
Uncommon in cerrado and other dry open areas with tall grasses. Has become rare due to deforestation of cerrado and capturing for the cage bird trade.
Found mostly inland in Estado S<C4>o Paulo, e.g<8E>Itapetininga ^119 . To 1400 meters
8103 Calls , song, South Rupununi District, Guyana, LNS 106441, recorded by D. Finch.:
10737 > Male: 4934 > Female:
Character status: partial decoder; angle-bracket byte markers are preserved
Recovered structure; field assignment may be heuristic
Structured account sections
Description
11 cm. Bill black. In Southeast Brazil some males have yellow bill ^133 . <NMale is gray, lighter on the belly, chest and throat. White chin and central belly. White subocular spot. Wings and tail black, the wings with white speculum. <NThe female has light brown upperparts, paler buff underparts and a white belly.
Voice
Call "tsi-e", tsi-u, tsii up, song a variable rather fast twittering and warbling with imitations of other species there are three songs on vocalization 1 .
Behavior
Forages in small groups on trees and on the ground or in high vegetation.
Habitat and status
Uncommon in cerrado and other dry open areas with tall grasses. Has become rare due to deforestation of cerrado and capturing for the cage bird trade.
Distribution
Found mostly inland in Estado S<C4>o Paulo, e.g<8E>Itapetininga ^119 . To 1400 meters
Structure status: heuristic; decoded_account_text and segment JSON remain authoritative
Release-specific historical evidence — the three releases remain separate; none is canonical
Release history
This work was published as three separate releases: the Disc 3 release first, the Disc 2 release later, and the Disc 1 release in 2011. Differences between them are historical release differences and are never merged.
Disc 3in this release's bird list(aux_nonzero;local_checklist_byte45_flag_1)
Disc 2in this release's bird list(aux_nonzero;local_checklist_byte45_flag_1)
Disc 1 (2011)in this release's bird list(aux_nonzero;local_checklist_byte45_flag_1)
The account in the Disc 1 (2011) revision
The 2011 Disc 1 revision edited this account; the sections listed below differ from the Disc 3 release text.
Sections with genuine 2011 edits (vs the Disc 3 release): distribution.
Description Disc 1 (2011)
11 cm. Bill black. In Southeast Brazil some males have yellow bill ^133 . <nMale is gray, lighter on the belly, chest and throat. White chin and central belly. White subocular spot. Wings and tail black, the wings with white speculum. <nThe female has light brown upperparts, paler buff underparts and a white belly.
Voice Disc 1 (2011)
Call "tsi-e", tsi-u, tsii up, song a variable rather fast twittering and warbling with imitations of other species there are three songs on vocalization 1 .
Behavior Disc 1 (2011)
Forages in small groups on trees and on the ground or in high vegetation.
Habitat and status Disc 1 (2011)
Uncommon in cerrado and other dry open areas with tall grasses. Has become rare due to deforestation of cerrado and capturing for the cage bird trade.
Distribution Disc 1 (2011)
Found mostly inland in Estado S<C4>o Paulo, e.g <8E>Itapetininga ^119 . To 1400 meters
Historical taxonomy
WORLD
sporophila plumbea
Plumbeous Seedeater
Emberizidae
Emberizine Sparrows
CLEMENTS
sporophila plumbea
Plumbeous Seedeater
Emberizidae
Emberizine Sparrows
AOU_HM
sporophila plumbea
Plumbeous Seedeater
Emberizidae
Emberizine Sparrows
Recordings
8103.mp3
8103 Calls , song, South Rupununi District, Guyana, LNS 106441, recorded by D. Finch.
