Variable Seedeater bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsBlack Seedeater, Plumbeous Seedeater, Mexico wing-barred seedeater
Old latin name for birdSpermophila corvina, Spermophila aurita, Sporophila aurita
OrderPerching birds / Passeriformes
FamilyTanagers & Allies / Thraupidae
GenusSporophila
Breeding regionMiddle America, South America
Breeding subregione Mexico to Peru

Variable Seedeater bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, male, © Kent Livezey
    Panama
  • 2.
    Song, © Patricio Mena Valenzuela
    Ecuador
  • 3.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Costa Rica
  • 4.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Panama
  • 5.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Costa Rica
  • 6.
    Begging calls, juvenile, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 7.
    Song, © Olaf Jahn
    Ecuador
  • 8.
    Begging calls, juvenile, © Olaf Jahn
    Ecuador
  • 9.
    Calls, song, © Olaf Jahn
    Ecuador
  • 10.
    Calls, male, © Olaf Jahn
    Ecuador
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Variable Seedeater

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

Translation

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