Sporophila torqueola
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater sighting in Mexico City on a given day, based on 1,107 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 80th most-seen of the 332 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May to July
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater in Mexico City on a given day, against under 5% in October and November, the lowest months. Those are among Mexico City's wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain a month against 5 mm in December.
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.
5th of 6
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater sightings, Mexico City ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in León (México, about 40%), Puebla (México, about 30%) and Guadalajara (México, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater is recorded against all the birds logged in Mexico City (1,107 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.
