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Revision as of 15:34, 17 February 2012
- Sporophila torqueola
Identification
Typical overall appearance of a seedeater. The male is easily identified in its range, with a dark head and back, A single while collar, stubby dark bill with curved culmen, buffy belly, short tail and double white wingbars. The female is overall a drab light brown.
Variation
The black bib in the male varies between weak in subspecies sharpei and much stronger in e.g., moreletti[1].
Distribution
North America and Central America
Eastern and western Mexico and the far southern Rio Grande Valley in Texas; additionally along the Caribbean slope south to western Panama.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[2]
This is a polytypic species consisting of four subspecies:
- S. t. sharpei:
- S. t. morelleti:
- S. t. mutanda:
- Pacific slope of southern Mexico (Chiapas) to Guatemala and El Salvador
- S. t. torqueola: (Cinnamon-rumped)
- South-western Mexico (Jalisco to Guanajuato, western Puebla and southern Oaxaca)
Habitat
Grassy and weedy areas near cane.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes seeds.
References
- Birdforum thread discussing id of White-collared Seedeater
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Morelet's Seedeater. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Morelet%27s_Seedeater