Copper seedeater explained

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.

It is found Brazil and Suriname. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.

References

• Web site: South American Classification Committee . South American Classification Committee . Proposal (#502) to South American Classification Committee – Split Sporophila pileata from S. bouvreuil. . February 8, 2012 . February 8, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120408115612/http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCprop502.html . April 8, 2012 .
• Machado, E. & Silveira, L.F. (2010) Geographical and seasonal distribution of the Seedeaters Sporophila bouvreuil and Sporophila pileata (Aves: Emberizidae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 50 (32):517-533.
• Machado, E. & Silveira, L.F. (2011) Plumage variability and taxonomy of the Capped Seedeater Sporophila bouvreuil (Aves: Passeriformes: Emberizidae). Zootaxa, 2781: 49–62.