CLASS AVES

Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater

Animals Kingdom (Animalia)

• Chordates (Phylum Chordata)

• Vertebrates (Subphylum Vertebrata)

• Birds (Class Aves)

The cinnamon-rumped seedeater (Sporophila torqueola) of Mexico is a small bird with a thick and curved bill of the family Thraupidae. This species is a native of Mexico where it resides on the Pacific slope and interior from Sonora south to Oaxaca and Baja California. They are found in savanas, grasslands, shrub lands, and vegetation along rivers. The cinnamon-rumped seedeater eats mainly seeds and insects, and occasionally berries.