The Dark-throated Seedeater is one of the “capuchino” subgroup of seedeaters, these are largely southern South American species that often appear capped in the breeding male plumage. The group is very closely related, species limits are still being worked out, and several show polymorphisms, some of which have been considered separate species in the past. The male Dark-throated Seedeater is gray above, including the cap, and chestnut below. However, the throat to the upper-breast is a rich rusty-brown, which is definitely darker than either the belly or the cap. As is usually the case in this group, these seedeaters are often found in little groups, and sometimes even in mixed species flocks particularly during migration and the non-breeding season. It is a highly migratory species, breeding from NE Argentina to SC Brazil and migrating to various open country areas south of the Amazon Basin in winter. This is a species that specializes in foraging on unopened grass seeds, so the grass still on the stalk. They are small and light and can perch on larger grass stalks without breaking them, often handing down to retrieve the seeds. Conservation status on Birdlife - Near Threatened due to loss of habitat. doi.org/10.2173/bow.datsee1.01
Picture taken at Barra do Quarai - RS - Brazil.
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