Dubois's Seedeater (Sporophila) [XC64547]
by No\u00e9 Eiterer from Rio Verde, GO, Brazil, Brazil (song)
Dubois's Seedeater (Sporophila) [XC556601]
by Dimas Pioli from Estrada para Mucug\u00ea, Brazil (canto)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Molecular evidence suggests that genus is closely related to Oryzoborus, which should perhaps be subsumed within it. Further, that both genera should be placed in the tanager family (Thraupidae). Taxonomic status of present species not clearly understood. It seems to be very closely related to Yellow-bellied Seedeater (Sporophila nigricollis), and possibly conspecific, perhaps even a morph. Supposed ranges of the two apparently overlap broadly, and they have syntopic breeding distributions; songs reported as essentially identical, suggesting that they are the same species. More research is required.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet