Large-billed Seed-Finch (Sporophila crassirostris)

Large-billed Seed-Finch, a reference photo — Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

The large-billed seed finch (Sporophila crassirostris) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. It formerly occurred in Trinidad and Tobago but its current status there is uncertain. The species was also confirmed in Panama in 2011.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Large-billed Seed-Finch being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Sporophila nuttingi
Sporophila funerea
Sporophila corvina

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Sporophila
Species: Sporophila crassirostris

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