Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater (Sporophila torqueola)
About the Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater
The cinnamon-rumped seedeater (Sporophila torqueola) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is endemic to Mexico. The cinnamon-rumped seedeater has a complicated taxonomic history. It was formally described in 1850 with the binomial Spermophila torqueola. By 1938 it had been reassigned to its present genus Sporophila that had been introduced by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis in 1844. At the time genus Sporophila was a member of the family Fringillidae. Also at that time it included three subspecies, S. t. torqueola, S. t. morelleti, and S. t. sharpei. By 1970 Sporophila had been reassigned to the family Emberizidae. Based on studies published between 1988 and 2011, beginning in 2012 the genus was moved to its present position in the tanager family Thraupidae.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 133 recordings for this species: 123 CC BY-NC-SA · 1 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Mexico, United States in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Black-and-white SeedeaterSporophila luctuosarecording
- Black-billed Seed FinchSporophila atrirostrisrecording
- Caqueta SeedeaterSporophila murallaerecording
- Chestnut-bellied Seed FinchSporophila angolensisrecording
- Chestnut-bellied SeedeaterSporophila castaneiventrisrecording
- Chestnut-throated SeedeaterSporophila telascorecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.