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title: "Geelbuikdikbekje"
description: "Sporophila nigricollis — Vogels. The yellow-bellied seedeater (Sporophila nigricollis) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, formerly placed with the New World sparrows in the Emberizidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/yellow-bellied-seedeater
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Geelbuikdikbekje

> Sporophila nigricollis — Vogels. The yellow-bellied seedeater (Sporophila nigricollis) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, formerly placed with the New World sparrows in the Emberizidae.

- Scientific name: *Sporophila nigricollis*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 5348
- Wikidata: [Q1413302](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1413302)
- iNaturalist taxon: [9515](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/9515)

## Names

- en: Yellow-bellied Seedeater
- de: Gelbbauchspelzer
- es: Corbatita amarillo
- fr: Sporophile à ventre jaune
- nl: Geelbuikdikbekje
- pt: Papa-capim-capuchinho
- pl: Ziarnojadek czarnolicy

## Countries with the most observations

CO (2194), BR (1110), PA (366), EC (340), VE (105), PE (76), CR (63), BO (14), GD (12), TT (12), GY (8), GF (6)

## Summary

The yellow-bellied seedeater (Sporophila nigricollis) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, formerly placed with the New World sparrows in the Emberizidae.

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

## Photo

![Geelbuikdikbekje](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/yellow-bellied-seedeater/medium.jpg)

Photo: NINA WENÓLI · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/199829426

## Machine access

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