Chestnut-bellied Seedeater Photo by Ann Doty

Sporophila castaneiventris

Adult

©Ann Doty

Location: Ecuador > Orellana
Date: Jun 17, 2019
Caption: #photocontest2019
Sacha Lodge Yasuni NP Napo River; Orellana
Amazon Ecuador
with Sacha Lodge guide Oscar Tapuy

The male has bluish gray upperparts, with chestnut throat, breast, and belly. The female Chestnut-bellied Seedeater is nondescript and mostly brown, and is difficult to identify unless accompanied by a male.