Copper seedeater
Species of bird
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The copper seedeater (Sporophila bouvreuil) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It was lumped with the pearly-bellied seedeater (S. pileata) and known together as the capped seedeater before being split in February 2012.
| Copper seedeater | |
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| Male at Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo State, Brazil | |
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| A young female at Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo State, Brazil | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Sporophila |
| Species: | S. bouvreuil |
| Binomial name | |
| Sporophila bouvreuil (Statius Müller, 1776) | |
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It is found in Brazil and Suriname. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.
