• Synonyms Black Seedeater, Plumbeous Seedeater, Mexico wing-barred seedeater
  • Old latin name for bird Spermophila corvina, Spermophila aurita, Sporophila aurita

Variable Seedeaterbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Charlie Vogt
    Ecuador
  • 2.
    Call, male, © Kent Livezey
    Panama
  • 3.
    Song, © Olaf Jahn
    Ecuador
  • 4.
    Calls, song, © Olaf Jahn
    Ecuador
  • 5.
    Begging calls, juvenile, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 6.
    Begging calls, juvenile, © Olaf Jahn
    Ecuador
  • 7.
    Calls, male, © Olaf Jahn
    Ecuador
  • 8.
    Call, song, subsong, © Manuel Sanchez-Nivicela
    Ecuador
  • 9.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Panama
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Variable Seedeater

  • Breeding region Middle America, South America
  • Breeding subregion e Mexico to Peru

Variable Seedeater subspecies (4)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Sporophila corvina corvinae Mexico to w Panama-No
Sporophila corvina hicksiis, se Panama to nw Colombia-No
Sporophila corvina hoffmannisw Costa Rica and sw Panama-No
Sporophila corvina ophthalmicasw Colombia to nw Peru-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalanmenjagrà variable
Chinese黑食籽雀, 杂色食籽雀
Chinese (Traditional)雜色食籽雀
Croatiancrni sjemenar
Czechkněžík proměnlivý
DanishBrilleklerkefinke, Brilleklerkefugl
DutchNoordelijk Bont Dikbekje
Finnishmustasirkkunen
FrenchSporophile noir, Sporophile corvin, Sporophile variable
GermanMexico Wechselpfäffchen, Dunkelspelzer, Mohrenpfäffchen, Brillenpfäffchen
ItalianBeccasemi variabile messicano, Beccasemi variabile
Japaneseカワリヒメウソ
Lithuanianapykaklėtoji kikilinė starta
Norwegiankullfrøeter
Norwegian NynorskKolfrøetar
PolishZiarnojadek zmienny, ziarnojadek kruczy
Portuguesepapa-capim-corvino, sementeiro-variável
RussianЧёрный просяночник, Изменчивая овсянка
SerbianRaznobojna popić zeba
Slovakkňažík kolohrivý, kňažík vraní
SpanishEspiguero Variable, Semillero corvino, semillero variable
Swedishvariabel frötangara, Glasögonfrösparv, variabel fröfink
TurkishDeğişken Renkli Tohumcul
Ukrainianзерноїд вороний