Sporophila torqueola (Bonaparte, 1850) is a animal in the Thraupidae family, order Passeriformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Sporophila torqueola (Bonaparte, 1850) (Sporophila torqueola (Bonaparte, 1850))
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Sporophila torqueola (Bonaparte, 1850)

Sporophila torqueola (Bonaparte, 1850)

Sporophila torqueola, the cinnamon-rumped seedeater, is a passerine bird endemic to western Mexico.

Family
Genus
Sporophila
Order
Passeriformes
Class
Aves

About Sporophila torqueola (Bonaparte, 1850)

The cinnamon-rumped seedeater, with the scientific name Sporophila torqueola (Bonaparte, 1850), is a passerine bird that belongs to Sporophila, the typical seedeater genus. This species is endemic to western Mexico. It primarily lives in tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands, and can also occur in pastures, arable land, and heavily degraded former forests.

Photo: (c) Juan Miguel Artigas Azas, all rights reserved, uploaded by Juan Miguel Artigas Azas

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Aves Passeriformes Thraupidae Sporophila

More from Thraupidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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