Sporophila torqueola
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The cinnamon-rumped seedeater (Sporophila torqueola) is a passerine bird in the typical seedeater genus Sporophila. 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. There are two subspecies:
S. t. torqueola is found in southern Baja California and western Mexico. The cinnamon-rumped seedeater 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.
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. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | León | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | Puebla | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 4 | San Luis Potosí | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 5 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 6 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater sighting in León on a given day, based on 34 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 24th most-seen of the 124 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater in León on a given day, against about 20% in May and November, the lowest months. That is one of León's wettest months, with about 140 mm of rain against 5 mm in April. June has too few records to rate.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater sightings, León has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Puebla (México, about 30%) and Guadalajara (México, about 10%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater that you can see in León (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Great-tailed Grackle (about 90%), House Sparrow (about 80%) and Cassin's Kingbird (about 80%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater is recorded against all the birds logged in León (34 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
