Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur

Sitio realizado por aficionados a la observación de aves desde 10 de enero 2006

Double-collared Seedeater - Sporophila caerulescens

Order: Passeriformes (Oscines) - Family: Thraupidae Status: Summer visitor - Common - Breeder. Habitat: Bushland and grassland

All records since January 2014
Sounds
© Carlos Ferrari © Diego Caiafa © José L. Merlo  
28-1-17 © Claudia y Tito Di Mauro
14-11-14 © Cora Rimoldi
Adult male
Corbatita común/Double-collared Seedeater© Roberto Ares
White malar. White stripe between chin and collar, black. White underparts. Ash-gray upperparts. Wings and tail dark brown. Yellowish bill
Corbatita común/Double-collared Seedeater© J. Simón Tagtachian
Corbatita común/Double-collared Seedeater© J. Simón Tagtachian
Adult female
Corbatita común/Double-collared Seedeater© Carlos González Ledo
Brownish. Upperparts darker than underparts
Corbatita común/Double-collared Seedeater© Hugo Aguilar
Corbatita común/Double-collared Seedeater© José Alberto Lell
Moves alone, in pairs or groups
Corbatita común/Double-collared Seedeater© Roberto Ares
Corbatita común/Double-collared Seedeater© Roberto Ares
Breeding
The nest
Corbatita común/Double-collared Seedeater8-12-06 © Roberto Ares
Cup made out of fine fibrous material, tied with webs and anchores to the plant stem. The nest of the photo is not finished yet. Both male and female build the nest
8-12-06 © Roberto Ares
4-2-16 © Silvia González
Corbatita común/Double-collared Seedeater23-1-16 © Silvia González Corbatita común/Double-collared Seedeater23-1-16 © Silvia González
Corbatita común/Double-collared Seedeater31-12-06 © Roberto Ares Corbatita común/Double-collared Seedeater31-12-06 © Roberto Ares
Corbatita común/Double-collared Seedeater31-12-06 © Roberto Ares Corbatita común/Double-collared Seedeater31-12-06 © Roberto Ares
Male and female feeding a chick

© Pablo Serur A fledgeling exhibiting the typical food solicitation display to call its mother's attention. It is attentively following its mother's movements, ready to open its mouth and increasingly flapping its wings as the adult gets near. The delivered food is seeds, which must certainly be Guinea grass, which is their favourite grass.
8-4-15 © Cora Rimoldi Female feeding a fledgeling
Corbatita común-Double-collared Seedeater25-2-17 © RAP
Male feeding a fledgeling
Corbatita comúnC/Double-collared SeedeaterC1-2013 © Amelia Besana Corbatita comúnJ/Double-collared SeedeaterJ© Claudia y Tito Di Mauro
Corbatita común/Double-collared Seedeater© Hugo Hulsberg Corbatita común/Double-collared Seedeater© Sergio Cusano
Corbatita común/Double-collared Seedeater© J. Sim+on Tagtachian  
Nestlings resemble mom's plumage
Juvenile male changing into adult plumage
Corbatita común/Double-collared Seedeater© Hugo Aguilar Corbatita común/Double-collared Seedeater© J. Simón Tagtachian
Corbatita común/Double-collared Seedeater© Roberto Ares Corbatita común/Double-collared Seedeater© Carlos González Ledo
Corbatita común/Double-collared Seedeater© J. Simón Tagtachian Corbatita común/Double-collared Seedeater© Claudia y Tito Di Mauro/td>
Diet
Eats seeds though its favourtie food is no doubt Guinea grass by swinging on the branch, making pirhouettes to get at it and hover gleaning.

© Carlos Gonzalez Ledo

© Roberto Ares
Corbatita común/Double-collared Seedeater© Álvaro Ortiz Naretto Corbatita común/Double-collared Seedeater© Gustavo F. Brahamian
Corbatita común/Double-collared Seedeater© Sergio Cusano Corbatita común/Double-collared Seedeater© José Alberto Lell
Corbatita común/Double-collared Seedeater© J. Simón Tagtachian Corbatita común/Double-collared Seedeater© J. Simón Tagtachian
More photographic records since January 2013