NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater
Sporophila torqueola (Bonaparte, 1850)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Sporophila torqueola (Bonaparte, 1850)
- Name authority
- (Bonaparte, 1850)
- Common name
- Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Thraupidae
- Genus
- Sporophila
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyThraupidae
- genusSporophila Cabanis, 1844
- speciesSporophila torqueola (Bonaparte, 1850)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Sporophila. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| White-throated SeedeaterSporophila albogularis (Spix, 1825) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dubois's SeedeaterSporophila ardesiaca (A. J. C. Dubois, 1894) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tropeiro SeedeaterSporophila beltoni Repenning & Fontana, 2013 | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Double-collared SeedeaterSporophila caerulescens (Vieillot, 1823) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chestnut SeedeaterSporophila cinnamomea (Lafresnaye, 1839) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black SeedeaterSporophila corvina (P. L. Sclater, 1860) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Temminck's SeedeaterSporophila falcirostris (Temminck, 1820) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gray SeedeaterSporophila intermedia Cabanis, 1851 | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ruddy-breasted SeedeaterSporophila minuta (Linnaeus, 1758) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-bellied SeedeaterSporophila nigricollis (Vieillot, 1823) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-and-tawny SeedeaterSporophila nigrorufa (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Marsh SeedeaterSporophila palustris (Barrows, 1883) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=179201 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4ZD4D. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.