Carrizal Seedeater

Carrizal SeedeaterThis seedeater was collected on Carrizal Island, Venezuela, in 2001 and described as a new species. It was found in extensive stands of spiny bamboo.What does it look like?The male specimen has a black head, throat, and upper breast with an indigo-blue wash. Its mantle and wing coverts are sooty with a blue wash, while the rump and uppertail coverts are dark blue.How does it live?This seedeater was collected on Carrizal Island, Venezuela, in 2001 and described as a new species. It was found in extensive stands of spiny bamboo.Specimens were collected in stands of spiny Guadua bamboo within a landscape of semideciduous forest and savanna patches on Carrizal Island. The paper notes that the species’ habits were still poorly known.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.