Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater

Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater

Sporophila torqueola

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Puebla

In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%

251 Verified sightings at Puebla
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater

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 →

Sounds

Song0:50

Mexico · 2024

© Manuel Grosselet · XC929970 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Begging call0:12

Mexico · 2021

© Alán Palacios · XC679962 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song1:01

United States · 2020

© Paul Marvin · XC582247 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 León 🇲🇽 México
~40%
2 Puebla 🇲🇽 México
~30%
3 Guadalajara 🇲🇽 México
~10%
4 San Luis Potosí 🇲🇽 México
~10%
5 Mexico City 🇲🇽 México
~10%
6 San Diego 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater in Puebla?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater sighting in Puebla on a given day, based on 251 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 29th most-seen of the 164 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater in Puebla?

August–September and December

In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater in Puebla on a given day, against about 10% in April, the lowest month.

What time of day is best to see a Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater?

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.

Is Puebla the best place to see a Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater?

2nd of 6

Of the 6 cities where we can rate Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater sightings, Puebla ranks 2nd at about 30%. The best odds are in León (México, about 40%).

Where does the Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater is recorded against all the birds logged in Puebla (251 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.

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