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Dark-throated Seedeater

Sporophila ruficollis Cabanis, JL 1851

The dark-throated seedeater is a bird species in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Thraupidae
Genus:
   Sporophila
Scientific:
  Sporophila ruficollis

Original description

Citation:
  Cabanis, JL 1851

Reference:
   Mus. Heineanum 1 p.150

Imprint year:
  1850-1851

Protonym:
  Sporophila ruficollis

Type locality:
  Montevideo > Uruguay] .

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/196124#page/166/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  E512358066920585

Avibase ID:
  avibase-E5123580

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/E5123580

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 563098


NEAR THREATENED

English:
Dark-throated Seedeater
Catalan:
menjagrà galtanegre
Czech:
kněžík tmavohrdlý
Danish:
Sorthalset Klerkefinke
German:
Schwarzkehlspelzer
Esperanto:
malhelgorĝa semtangaro
Spanish:
Semillero Gorjioscuro
Spanish (Spain):
Semillero Gorjioscuro
Finnish:
mustakurkkusirkkunen
French:
Sporophile à gorge sombre
Croatian:
crnoprsi sjemenar
Italian:
Beccasemi golascura
Japanese (romaji):
nodogurohimeuso
Japanese:
ノドグロヒメウソ
Lithuanian:
Tamsiagurklė kikilinė starta
Dutch:
Zwartkeeldikbekje
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Svartstrupefrøetar
Norwegian:
Svartstrupefrøeter
Polish:
ziarnojadek moczarowy
Portuguese:
caboclinho-de-papo-escuro
Portuguese (Brazil):
caboclinho-de-papo-escuro
Portuguese (Portugal):
sementeiro-de-garganta-preta
Russian:
Чернозобый просяночник
Slovak:
kňažík bradatý
Serbian:
Popić zeba sa tamnim grlom
Swedish:
svartstrupig frötangara
Ukrainian:
Зерноїд чорноволий
Chinese:
黑喉食籽雀
Chinese (Traditional):
黑喉食籽雀

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Avilist 2025:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Sporophile à gorge sombre ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Sporophile à gorge sombre ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Clements 1st edition:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Clements, version 2021:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Clements, version 2022:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Clements, version 2023:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Clements, version 2024:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Clements, version 2025:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Clements 3rd edition:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Clements 4th edition:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Clements 6th edition:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Clements, version 2015:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Clements, version 2016:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Clements, version 2017:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Clements, version 2018:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Clements, version 2019:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
eBird version 1.50:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
eBird version 1.52:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
eBird version 1.53:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
eBird version 1.54:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
eBird version 1.55:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
eBird version 2015:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
eBird version 2016:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
eBird version 2017:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
eBird version 2018:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
eBird version 2019:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
eBird version 2021:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
eBird version 2022:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
eBird version 2023:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
eBird version 2024:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
eBird version 2025:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Sporophila ruficollis
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Sporophila ruficollis
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Sporophila ruficollis
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
South American Classification Committee (31/07/2025):
Dark-throated Seedeater ( Sporophila ruficollis)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Sporophila ruficollis
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Sporophila ruficollis

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: menjagrà galtanegre
Czech: Knežík tmavohrdlý, kněžík tmavohrdlý
Danish: Sorthalset Klerkefinke
German: Schwarzkehlpfäffchen, Schwarzkehlspelzer
English: Dark throated Seedeater, Dark-throated Seedeater
English, HBW: Dark-throated Seedeater
English (IOC): Dark-throated Seedeater
English (United States): Dark-throated Seedeater
Esperanto: malhelgorĝa semtangaro
Spanish: Capuchino garganta café, Espiguero Capuchino de Garganta Negra, Gargantillo Castaño, Semillero Gorjioscuro
Spanish (Argentine): Capuchino garganta café
Spanish (Spain): Semillero Gorjioscuro
Spanish (HBW): Dark-throated Seedeater
Spanish (Peru): Espiguero de Garganta Oscura
Spanish (Paraguay): Capuchino garganta café
Spanish (Uruguay): Capuchino Garganta Café, Gargantillo Castaño
Finnish: Mustakurkkusirkkunen
French: Sporophile à gorge sombre
Guarani: Guyra juru tu'î pytâ
Croatian: crnoprsi sjemenar
Italian: Beccasemi golascura
Japanese (romaji): nodogurohimeuso
Japanese: ノドグロヒメウソ
Scientific: Sporophila ruficollis
Lithuanian: Tamsiagurklė kikilinė starta
Dutch: Zwartkeeldikbekje, Zwartkeel-dikbekje
Norwegian Nynorsk: Svartstrupefrøetar
Norwegian: Svartstrupefrøeter
Polish: ziarnojadek moczarowy
Portuguese: caboclinho-de-papo-escuro, caboclinho-de-peito-fuliginoso, Caboclinho-paraguai, paraguai-ito
Portuguese (Brazil): Caboclinho-de-papo-escuro, caboclinho-de-peito-fuliginoso, caboclinho-Paraguai, paraguai-ito
Portuguese (Portugal): Caboclinho-de-papo-escuro, sementeiro-de-garganta-preta
Russian: Темногорлая вьюрковая овсянка, Чернозобый просяночник
Slovak: kňažík bradatý
Serbian: Popić zeba sa tamnim grlom
Swedish: Svarthalsad frösparv, svartstrupig fröfink, svartstrupig frötangara
Turkish: Koyu gerdanlı tohumcul
Ukrainian: Зерноїд чорноволий
Chinese: 黑喉食籽雀
Chinese (Traditional): 黑喉食籽雀

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