Variable Seedeater
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Tanagers and Allies

Variable Seedeater

Sporophila corvina

NENot Evaluated
Family
Tanagers and Allies (Thraupidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

The variable seedeater (Sporophila corvina) is a passerine bird which breeds from southern Mexico through Central America to the Chocó of northwestern South America. The taxonomy is confusing, and it was formerly considered a subspecies of Sporophila americana (see Taxonomy). Even within the variable seedeater as presently defined, there are great variations in plumage.

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Range and habitat

Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.