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Blackish-blue Seedeater
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Blackish-blue Seedeater
Amaurospiza moesta
The blackish-blue seedeater (Amaurospiza moesta) is a species of bird in the family Cardinalidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
From the article Blackish-blue seedeater on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The blackish-blue seedeater is 12 to 12.5 cm (4.7 to 4.9 in) long and weighs 12.5 to 14 g (0.44 to 0.49 oz). The male is entirely dark slaty blue that is darker on the face and underparts. The female is tawny brown, with the underparts paler than the upperparts.
Range & habitat
The blackish-blue seedeater is primarily found in southeastern Brazil and adjoining eastern Paraguay and northeastern Argentina. However, there are also scattered records further north in Brazil. It inhabits the undergrowth and edges of woodland and is especially partial to Chusquea and Guadua bamboo. In elevation it ranges from sea level to 1,600 m (5,200 ft).
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
What it does
The blackish-blue seedeater's diet is primarily bamboo seeds, and it probably eats other seeds and insects as well. It forages singly or in pairs from the ground up to about 3 m (9.8 ft) above it.
Wikipedia: “Feeding”
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Where it lives
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 9891.