Yellow-bellied Seedeater (Sporophila nigricollis)

Yellow-bellied Seedeater, a reference photo — Photo: Michael Woodruff · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

The yellow-bellied seedeater (Sporophila nigricollis) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama, on Trinidad, in the Lesser Antilles, and in every South American country except Chile and Uruguay. However, it has been found in Argentina only as a vagrant and reports from Paraguay are unconfirmed.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Yellow-bellied Seedeater 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 ardesiaca
Sporophila luctuosa

Classification

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

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