Double-collared seedeater

Sporophila caerulescens

The Double-collared seedeater (Sporophila caerulescens) is a bird found in Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. Fields, farms and gardens across South America. It eats seeds and nuts and insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Sporophila caerulescens
Region	South America
Found in	Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay

🏡 Where the Double-collared seedeater lives

Fields, farms and gardens across South America.

🍽️ What it eats

🌰 Seeds & nuts80%
🐛 Insects & bugs20%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 Males have two black bands across their chest like collars.

Hear the Double-collared seedeater

Recorded by Fabrício Grigolin (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1103109. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Double-collared seedeater

Where does the Double-collared seedeater live?

The Double-collared seedeater lives in Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. Fields, farms and gardens across South America.

What does the Double-collared seedeater eat?

seeds and nuts (about 80%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 20%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Double-collared seedeater endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.