The Slate-coloured Seedeater (Sporophila schistacea) is a bird species in the family Thraupidae (formerly in Emberizidae). It is found in Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.

Source

• BirdLife International 2004. Sporophila schistacea. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007.