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It runs Google's Perch, a research-grade acoustic model covering nearly 15,000 species. When a call is ambiguous, we say so honestly and let you record a second clip to confirm, rather than guessing.

Is my recording stored?

No. Your audio is used to identify the bird in the moment and isn't saved to our servers. The birds you confirm are kept as cards in your own field journal; the recordings themselves are not.

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Birdsong field guide

Lined Seedeater

Sporophila lineola

A small Neotropical passerine characterized by the male's striking black-and-white facial pattern and its specialized diet of grass seeds.

What it sounds like

A fast, musical series of high-pitched chirps and sweet, warbling whistles.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA · BrazilCC BY-NC-SA Xeno-canto

Field notes

Males are distinguished by a bold white crown stripe and prominent white 'mustache' streaks against a black head.
The species is highly migratory, moving seasonally across vast areas of South America following seed availability.
Like many Sporophila species, females are drab olive-brown and exceptionally difficult to distinguish from related seedeaters.
Their short, robust, conical bills are evolutionarily optimized for husking and consuming small seeds from tall grasses.
They are gregarious birds that frequently join large mixed-species flocks during the non-breeding season.

Habitat

Open grasslands, savannas, pastures, and shrubby edges of agricultural land.

Range

Widespread across South America east of the Andes, including Brazil, Paraguay, northern Argentina, and the Amazon basin.

Similar & commonly confused birds

Black-and-tawny SeedeaterSporophila nigrorufa Black-and-white SeedeaterSporophila luctuosa Black-bellied SeedeaterSporophila melanogaster Black-billed Seed-FinchSporophila atrirostris Buffy-fronted SeedeaterSporophila frontalis Chestnut SeedeaterSporophila cinnamomea Chestnut-bellied Seed-FinchSporophila angolensis Chestnut-bellied SeedeaterSporophila castaneiventris

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