Sporophila melanogaster (MGT):endemic to Brazil, and occurs from the Central-West east to the Southeast and South regions (Jaramillo & de Juana, 2016). All breeding population is confined to the campos de altitude in SC and RS (Rovedder et al., 2013). It reaches its breeding site between October and November, and between February and March (Rising, 2011) it flies north searching for hotter, more humid regions (Azpiroz et al., 2012).The Jaguariaíva region/PR seems to be used as a stopover ground during migration (Carrano & Ribas, 2000). Photographic records suggest that this species' presence is restricted to the period between September and March in TO, GO, MG, SP, PR, RS and SC (WikiAves, 2016). There are also collected specimens from SC in December (MZUSP). Its occurrence during winter remains unknown and needs to be studied further.