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Chestnut-throated Seedeater
Sporophila telasco
(L 4")
Fairly common...does well in
arid areas as well as moister
riparian areas.
South of Guayaquil
12Feb2013
Sporophila in Greek means seed
loving; telasco is an Incan
warrior in Marmontel’s novel
Les Incas....
Herbivorous, in every other way you were!
Insectivorous, you have been!
Piscivorous, you are!
Ravenous, you will constantly be!
(Edith Fletcher)
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Nicholson
Macaulay
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