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title: "White-bellied Seedeater"
description: "Sporophila leucoptera — Birds. The white-bellied seedeater (Sporophila leucoptera) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/white-bellied-seedeater
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# White-bellied Seedeater

> Sporophila leucoptera — Birds. The white-bellied seedeater (Sporophila leucoptera) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.

- Scientific name: *Sporophila leucoptera*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1094
- Wikidata: [Q1589667](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1589667)
- iNaturalist taxon: [9514](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/9514)

## Names

- en: White-bellied Seedeater
- de: Zweifarbenpfäffchen
- es: Corbatita blanco
- fr: Sporophile à ventre blanc
- nl: Witbuikdikbekje
- pl: Ziarnojadek białobrzuchy

## Countries with the most observations

BR (615), AR (146), BO (102), PY (24)

## Summary

The white-bellied seedeater (Sporophila leucoptera) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.
It is found mainly in Bolivia, Paraguay and eastern Brazil, with smaller numbers in Suriname, southeastern Peru and northern Argentina.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, swamps, and heavily degraded former forest.

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

## Photo

![White-bellied Seedeater](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/white-bellied-seedeater/medium.jpg)

Photo: NINA WENÓLI · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/124043945

## Machine access

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