Chestnut-throated Seedeater
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Tanagers and Allies

Chestnut-throated Seedeater

Sporophila telasco

LCLeast Concern
Family
Tanagers and Allies (Thraupidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

The chestnut-throated seedeater (Sporophila telasco) is a Neotropical songbird in the family Thraupidae.
It is found along the western seaboard of South America, from southwestern Colombia to far northern Chile.
The natural habitats of the chestnut-throated seedeater are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, swamps, sandy shores, and heavily degraded former forest along the Pacific coast and montane uplands of western South America, primarily Ecuador, Peru, and Chile.
The species serves as an indicator of declining forest health, as their populations appear to increase following deforestation and land use change.

Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Range and habitat

Coastal lowlands of southwestern Colombia to far northern Chile (Tarapacá).

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.