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seed·eat·er

(sēd′ē′tər)
n.
A bird that feeds primarily on seeds, especially any of various South and Central American songbirds of the genus Sporophila.
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seedeater

(ˈsiːdˌiːtə)
n
(Animals) any bird feeding mainly on seeds
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JARAMILLO, A Double-collared Seedeater (Sporophila caerulescens).
Occurrence of endo and hemoparasites in Sporophila caerulescens captured in the eastern region of the state of Acre, Brazil/Ocorrencia de endo e hemoparasitos em Sporophila caerulescens capturados na regiao leste do estado do Acre, Brasil
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The bill was chunky -- a true seedeater -- and pale but
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Striped-tailed Yellow-finch nesting success in abandoned mining pits from central Brazilian cerrado/Sucesso reprodutivo de Sicalis citrina em cascalheiras abandonadas, regiao central do Cerrado
The Pied Crow (Corvus albus), the Grey-headed Sparrow (Passer griseus), Streaky Seedeater (Serinus striolatus), and the Black Kite (Milvus migrans) were found to be the most abundant species in this study (Figure 7).
Bird diversity and distribution in relation to urban landscape types in northern Rwanda
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Species diversity and richness of wild birds in Dagona-Waterfowl Sanctuary, Nigeria
Emberizidae Chopi Blackbird Gnorimopsar chopi (Vieillot, 1819) White-throated Seedeater Sporophila albogularis (Spix, 1825) Red-cowled Cardinal Paroaria dominicana (Linnaeus, 1758) Saffron Finch Sicalis flaveola (Linnaeus, 1766) Fam.
Environmental perception and use of fauna from a Private Natural Heritage Reserve (RPPN) in Brazilian semiarid/Percepcao ambiental e usos da fauna de uma Reserva Particular do Patrimonio Natural (RPPN) no semiarido brasileiro
Three new species of Isospora Schneider, 1881 (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from the buffy-fronted seedeater Sporophila frontalis Verreaux (Passeriformes: Emberizidae) in South America.
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(7) Other species also experience intense trapping: the hooded sisken (Carduelis magellanica), the ultramarine grosbeak (Passerina brissonii), and the lined seedeater (Sporophila lineola), which are prized by amateur bird breeders.
A survey of diseases in Passeriform birds obtained from illegal wildlife trade in Sao Paulo City, Brazil
Rufous-capped warbler and white-collared seedeater from Webb County, Texas.
Species richness, relative abundance, and habitat associations of nocturnal birds along the Rio Grande in Southern Texas