Cinnamon-rumped seedeater

The cinnamon-rumped seedeater (Sporophila torqueola) is a passerine bird in the typical seedeater genus Sporophila.

Cinnamon-rumped seedeater

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Sporophila
Species:
S. torqueola
Binomial name
Sporophila torqueola
(Bonaparte, 1850)

Taxonomy

This species has been split into two species of the paraphyletic white-collared seedeater, which are not known to intergrade. The S. (t.) torqueola group, comprising the subspecies torqueola and atriceps and commonly known as the cinnamon-rumped seedeater, is found from Sinaloa and Durango to western and southern Oaxaca; the S. (t.) morelleti group, comprising the subspecies morelleti, sharpei, and mutanda and commonly known as the Morelet’s seedeater, is found throughout the rest of the species' range.[2]

Distribution and habitat

It is endemic to western Mexico. It mainly inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands but can also be found in pastures, arable land, and heavily degraded former forests.[1]

Foraging

The cinnamon-rumped seedeater eats mainly seeds and insects, and occasionally berries. It forages often top of herbaceous plants, and less often on the ground.[3]

References
  1. BirdLife International. 2017. Sporophila torqueola (amended version of 2016 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T103816948A119484178. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T103816948A119484178.en. Downloaded on 29 June 2018.
  2. Rising, J. (2011). del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D.A.; de Juana, E. (eds.). "White-collared Seedeater (Sporophila torqueola)". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions (published 2014). Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  3. "White-Collared Seedeater". Birds of North America. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
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