---
title: "Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch"
description: "Sporophila angolensis — Birds. The chestnut-bellied seed finch (Sporophila angolensis) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, but was until recently placed in Emberizidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/chestnut-bellied-seed-finch
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch

> Sporophila angolensis — Birds. The chestnut-bellied seed finch (Sporophila angolensis) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, but was until recently placed in Emberizidae.

- Scientific name: *Sporophila angolensis*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Fields & meadows), `savanna` (Savanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 1117
- Wikidata: [Q28867456](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28867456)
- iNaturalist taxon: [367682](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/367682)

## Names

- en: Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch
- de: Schwarzkopfreisknacker
- es: Curió
- fr: Sporophile curio

## Countries with the most observations

BR (493), EC (146), CO (103), PE (96), BO (70), AR (46), VE (34), GF (14), PY (5)

## Summary

The chestnut-bellied seed finch (Sporophila angolensis) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, but was until recently placed in Emberizidae.
It is found widely in shrubby and grassy areas in tropical and subtropical South America. It has been replaced west of the Andes (and in Central America) by the closely related thick-billed seed finch (S. funerea). The two have often been considered conspecific as the lesser seed-finch, using the older scientific name Oryzoborus angolensis.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chestnut-bellied_seed_finch

## Photo

![Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/chestnut-bellied-seed-finch/medium.jpg)

Photo: NINA WENÓLI · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/105478911

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/chestnut-bellied-seed-finch?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).