Designed by Paul Smith 2006. This website is copyrighted by law.
Material contained herewith may not be used without the prior written permission of FAUNA Paraguay.
Material on this page was provided by Paul Smith, Frank Fragano, José Luis Cartes and Roberto Derna and is used with their permission.
RUSTY-COLLARED SEEDEATER Sporophila collaris
Attractively painted in black, white and orange the “Domino” as the Paraguayans call him, is one of the easiest of the seedeaters to identify. Even females, usually such a headache for birders, are so warmly-coloured and boldly-marked on the wing as to be instantly recognisable. The Rusty-collared Seedeater isn't as gregarious as most of his congeners, he prefers to go it alone, though odd birds may loosely associate with other species in their grassy wetland habitat.
Click on the images to enlarge them.
FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE3600PH) Adult male ventral view, Centre de Recherche, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Paul Smith October 2007).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE3601PH) Adult male dorsal view, location unknown (Frank Fragano undated).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE3602PH) Adult male, Arroyo Mboi Kae, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith July 2005).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE3603PH) Same individual as (FPAVE3602PH) upperwing (Paul Smith July 2005).
FIGURE 5 - (FPAVE3604PH) Adult female, Arroyo Mboi Kae, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith July 2005).
FIGURE 6 - (FPAVE3605PH) Same individual as (FPAVE3604PH) upperwing (Paul Smith July 2005).
FIGURE 7 - (FPAVE3606PH) Juvenile male lateral view, location unknown (José Luis Cartes undated).
FIGURE 8 - (FPAVE3607PH) Same individual ventral view  (José Luis Cartes undated).
FIGURE 9 - (FPAVE3608PH) Pair, Centre de Recherche, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Paul Smith October 2007).
FIGURE 10 - (FPAVE3609PH) Female on nest, location unknown (Roberto Derna undated).
VIDEO - (FPAVE3610VI) Singing male, Ruta Trans-Chaco km406 (Paul Smith October 2007).
FIGURE 1

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 2

FIGURE 2
FIGURE 3

FIGURE 3
FIGURE 4

FIGURE 4
FIGURE 5

FIGURE 5
FIGURE 6

FIGURE 6
FIGURE 7

FIGURE 7
FIGURE 8

FIGURE 8
FIGURE 9

FIGURE 9
FIGURE 10

FIGURE 10