Carrizal Seedeater
Amaurospiza carrizalensis
The Carrizal seedeater is a species of bird in the family Cardinalidae, the cardinals or cardinal grosbeaks. It is endemic to Venezuela.
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Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Cardinalidae
Genus
Amaurospiza
Carrizal Seedeater belongs to the family Cardinalidae, order Passeriformes, within the Aves class.
Species Profile
The Carrizal seedeater is a species of bird in the family Cardinalidae, the cardinals or cardinal grosbeaks. It is endemic to Venezuela.
The Carrizal Seedeater faces severe threats primarily from habitat destruction and degradation of its specialized wetland environment in Venezuela. Agricultural expansion, urban development, and water management changes have drastically reduced the availability of suitable marsh and grassland habitats that this species depends on for breeding and foraging.
Key Facts
Habitat & Distribution
The specimens of Carrizal seedeater were collected on Isla Carrizal in the Caroni River of northern Venezuela. Construction of the Tocoma Dam, which began in 2006, flooded the island. The species has since been found elsewhere in the Caroni River watershed. It is known only from stands of spiny Guadua and Ripidocladus species of bamboo in deciduous forest.
Threats
IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered
The Carrizal Seedeater faces severe threats primarily from habitat destruction and degradation of its specialized wetland environment in Venezuela. Agricultural expansion, urban development, and water management changes have drastically reduced the availability of suitable marsh and grassland habitats that this species depends on for breeding and foraging.
Agricultural expansion
Extremely small population size
Habitat loss and degradation
Urban development
Water management and drainage
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Sources & Attribution
How to Cite
IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS
GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org
This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Carrizal Seedeater (Amaurospiza carrizalensis). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/carrizal-seedeater