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Genus sometimes subsumed in Sporophila. Molecular evidence suggests that genus as currently constituted may not be monophyletic, and some of its members may have closest relatives in Sporophila. More data necessary in order to resolve a basal polytomy in the phylogeny. Present species commonly treated as conspecific with Thick-billed Seed-Finch (Sporophila funerea). They hybridize in southern Colombia (upper Magdalena Valley), but apparently only to a limited extent.

Proposed subspecies theobromae (known from two specimens from upper Magdalena Valley in Tolima and Huila, in Colombia) is synonymized with torridus.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

• torrida (Scopoli, 1769)   -  Eastern and south-eastern Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, the Guianas, and Amazonian Brazil south to lowlands of eastern Ecuador and eastern Peru.
• angolensis (Linnaeus, 1766)   -  Central and eastern Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás and Piauí­ south to Rio Grande do Sul) to northern and eastern Bolivia (Beni and Santa Cruz), Paraguay and extreme north-eastern Argentina (Misiones).

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BirdLife International For more information about the Lesser Seed-Finch see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet. Articles about the Lesser Seed-Finch If you would like to read any articles about the Lesser Seed-Finch... Show Articles (0) No Pictures of Lesser Seed-Finch If Birdpedia has no pictures of Lesser Seed-Finch or you would like to see more, then try the following...       From BING (10) No Videos of Lesser Seed-Finch If Birdpedia has no videos of Lesser Seed-Finch or you would like to see more, then try the following..       From BING (0) Where can I observe this species? Select an area (or leave blank) to see locations where this species has been recorded. Area   COLOMBIA OCEAN   All    Optional: Complete the following if you wish to restrict the reserve to within a given distance of a location. Please enter the Latitude and Longitiude of a given location together with the maximum distance (km) to display a list of reserves within that distance. You must enter a Latitude, a Longitude and a distance greater than 0.   Latitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence) Deg Min Sec     Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)          N S or   GPS help Longitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence) Deg Min Sec     Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)          E W or   Find GPS using Google Maps Distance Bearing     N NE E SE S SW W NW Get Sample GPS readings On What Field Trips was this species observed? Select an area (or leave blank), and a date range, to see field trips on which this species has been recorded. Area   COLOMBIA OCEAN   All    From To     Optional: Complete the following if you wish to restrict the reserve to within a given distance of a location. Please enter the Latitude and Longitiude of a given location together with the maximum distance (km) to display a list of reserves within that distance. You must enter a Latitude, a Longitude and a distance greater than 0.   Latitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence) Deg Min Sec     Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)          N S or   GPS help Longitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence) Deg Min Sec     Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)          E W or Distance Bearing     N NE E SE S SW W NW Get Sample GPS readings Latest Sightings for Lesser Seed-Finch Select the Area to restrict the Sightings. Area   COLOMBIA OCEAN   All