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Rufous-rumped Seedeater
Sporophila hypochroma Todd, 1915
Thraupidae — Tanagers & Allies
Rufous-rumped Seedeater, Sporophila hypochroma, is a passerine in the tanager family found in South America. It breeds in central Paraguay and north-eastern Argentina, and moves north for the non-breeding season to northern Bolivia and southern Brazil. Its range is tied to dry savanna, seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and pastureland. The species was described by Todd in 1915. It is also known as the grey-and-chestnut seedeater.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Thraupidae — Tanagers & Allies
- Breeding range
- South America: c Paraguay and ne Argentina
- Nonbreeding range
- to n Bolivia and sc Brazil
