Ecuadorian Seedeater (Amaurospiza aequatorialis)
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Ecuadorian Seedeater

Amaurospiza aequatorialis Sharpe, 1888

Most records: Ecuador

Where and when it's recorded

Ecuadorian Seedeater has been recorded at 29 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Séptimo ParaisoEcuador58 records
  2. Mindo – Vía a las cascadasEcuador56 records
  3. Un Poco del Choco – Reserve & Field StationEcuador50 records
More places
  1. Tandayapa Bird LodgeEcuador30 records
  2. MindoEcuador27 records
  3. Sachatamia LodgeEcuador25 records
  4. Reserva MaquipucunaEcuador22 records
  5. Mindo LindoEcuador12 records
  6. Refugio Paz de las AvesEcuador12 records
  7. Reserva Las TangarasEcuador7 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Ecuador

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The Ecuadorian seedeater (Amaurospiza aequatorialis) is a species of bird in the cardinal family Cardinalidae that the International Ornithological Committee (IOC) accepted as a species in 2015. (But see the taxonomy section below.) It is found in the Andes in southwestern Colombia through Ecuador to northern Peru.

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Questions

Where does the Ecuadorian Seedeater live?

Its breeding range: South America: southwestern Colombia to northern Peru. It is most often recorded in Ecuador.

What family is the Ecuadorian Seedeater in?

It belongs to the family Cardinals & Allies (Cardinalidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

Range

South America: southwestern Colombia to northern Peru

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Cardinals & Allies Cardinalidae
Genus
Amaurospiza

Other birds in the genus Amaurospiza

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Ecuadorian Seedeater

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