Order: Passeriformes | Family: Thraupidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Male | Loc. Eastern Andes, Colombia
Age: Adult | Sex: Male | Loc. , Peru
Age: Adult | Sex: Female | Loc. Eastern Andes, Colombia
Age: Adult | Sex: Female | Loc. Cuzco, Peru
Status: The Paramo Seedeater generally rare near treeline habitats and paramo at elevations ranging between 2350-3600 m. It also occurs in Co, Ec, Br, and Bo.
Name in Spanish: Semillero Paramero.
Sub-species: Páramo Seedeater (Catamenia homochroa homochroa), P. L. Sclater, 1859.
Meaning of Name: Catamenia: Gr. kata= in relation to and men, menos= month. Katamenia= menstrual, menstruous. homochroa: Gr. homos, homos= common, and khroas= colour, appearance, alike. Homokhrous= uniform, of one colour.

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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 03/01/2016.