Cinnamon-rumped seedeater
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Sporophila |
| Species: | S. torqueola
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| Sporophila torqueola (Bonaparte, 1850)
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The cinnamon-rumped seedeater (Sporophila torqueola) is a passerine bird in the typical seedeater genus Sporophila.
Taxonomy
This species is one of two resulting from the split of the former white-collared seedeater. The other former white-collared seedeater subspecies are now known as Morelet's seedeater. Genetic studies show that the cinnamon-rumped seedeater is more closely related to other Sporophila seedeaters than it is to Morelet's seedeater.[2] There are two subspecies:
- S. t. torqueola is found in southern Baja California and western Mexico.[3]
- S. t. atriceps is found in central and southwestern Mexico.[3]
Distribution and habitat
The cinnamon-rumped seedeater is
Foraging
The cinnamon-rumped seedeater eats mainly seeds and insects, and occasionally berries. It frequently forages on top of herbaceous plants, and less often on the ground.[citation needed]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- PMID 29435260.
- ^ International Ornithological Congress. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
Further reading
- Skutch, Alexander F. (1954). "White-collared seedeater" (PDF). Life Histories of Central American Birds. Pacific Coast Avifauna, Number 31. Berkeley, California: Cooper Ornithological Society. pp. 33–37.
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