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==Identification==
 
==Identification==

Revision as of 15:11, 11 May 2009

Sporophila torqueola
Male. Photo by Gary Clark.
Puerto Chiapas, Mexico.
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Female. Photo by Gary Clark.
Puerto Chiapas, Mexico.

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.

Distribution

Eastern and western Mexico and the far southern Rio Grande Valley in Texas south to western Panama.

Taxonomy

Polytypic. Consists of four subspecies.

Habitat

Grassy and weedy areas near cane.

Behaviour

The diet includes seeds.

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