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Gray Seedeater
Sporophila intermedia Cabanis, 1851
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
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Open encyclopedia reference
The grey seedeater (Sporophila intermedia) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, and Venezuela. It also possibly has occurred in Ecuador, has occurred in French Guiana as a vagrant, and has possibly been extirpated from Trinidad.
Wikipedia contributors, Grey seedeater; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:02:57.931691+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Sporophila intermedia Cabanis, 1851
- Name authority
- Cabanis, 1851
- Common name
- Gray Seedeater
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Thraupidae
- Genus
- Sporophila
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyThraupidae
- genusSporophila Cabanis, 1844
- speciesSporophila intermedia Cabanis, 1851
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Sporophila. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| White-throated SeedeaterSporophila albogularis (Spix, 1825) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dubois's SeedeaterSporophila ardesiaca (A. J. C. Dubois, 1894) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tropeiro SeedeaterSporophila beltoni Repenning & Fontana, 2013 | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Double-collared SeedeaterSporophila caerulescens (Vieillot, 1823) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chestnut SeedeaterSporophila cinnamomea (Lafresnaye, 1839) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black SeedeaterSporophila corvina (P. L. Sclater, 1860) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Temminck's SeedeaterSporophila falcirostris (Temminck, 1820) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ruddy-breasted SeedeaterSporophila minuta (Linnaeus, 1758) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollis (Vieillot, 1823) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-and-tawny SeedeaterSporophila nigrorufa (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Marsh SeedeaterSporophila palustris (Barrows, 1883) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Plumbeous SeedeaterSporophila plumbea (Wied-Neuwied, 1830) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
South America
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=563086 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4ZD3S. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.