Kingdom Animalia Order Passeriformes Genus Sporophila Higher classification Sporophila | Phylum Chordata Family Thraupidae Scientific name Sporophila torqueola Rank Species | |
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Similar Bird, Sporophila, Variable seedeater, Thick‑billed seed finch, Olive sparrow | ||
The white-collared seedeater (Sporophila torqueola) is a passerine bird in the typical seedeater genus Sporophila.
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White collared seedeater
Taxonomy
This species has two distinctive subspecies groups which are not known to intergrade, and are thus sometimes considered to be separate species. The S. (t.) torqueola group, comprising the subspecies torqueola and atriceps and commonly known as the cinnamon-rumped seedeater, is found from Sinaloa and Durango to western and southern Oaxaca; the S. (t.) morelleti group, comprising the subspecies morelleti, sharpei, and mutanda and commonly known as the white-rumped seedeater, is found throughout the rest of the species' range.
Distribution and habitat
It ranges from a small area along the Rio Grande near San Ignacio, Texas in the United States south through Mexico and Central America to Panama. It mainly inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands but can also be found in pastures, arable land, and heavily degraded former forests.
