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IBERÁ SEEDEATER Sporophila iberaensis ENDANGERED MESOPOTAMIAN GRASSLANDS
Long written off as a juvenile plumage of Dark-throated Seedeater Sporophila ruficollis, the identity as a distinct species has finally been confirmed following a long taxonomic wrangle. Apparently confined to the Mesopotamian Grassland region, the bird can be fairly easy to see in Paraguay where it is known to breed. It is named for the Iberá Wetlands in northern Argentina where the core population seems to breed.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE3695PH) Immature male ventral, Arroyos y Esteros km74, Departamento Cordillera (Paul Smith October 2008).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE3696PH) Same individual as (FPAVE3695PH) dorsal (Paul Smith October 2008).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE3694PH) Immature male ventral, location unknown (Frank Fragano undated).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE3697PH) Juvenile male dorsal, Low Chaco, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Clyde Morris October 2008).
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Sporophila iberaensis
1  (FPAVE3700RE) Song male Arroyos y Esteros km74, Departamento Cordillera (Paul Smith October 2008).
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