Buntings and New World Sparrows (Emberizidae)
Rusty-collared Seedeater (Sporophila collaris) - HBW 16, p. 651
French: Sporophile à col fauve
German: Erzpfäffchen
Spanish: Semillero Acollarado
Taxonomy: Loxia collaris Boddaert, 1783, Angola; error = Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Molecular evidence suggests that genus is closely related to Oryzoborus, which should perhaps be subsumed within it; further, that both genera should be placed in the tanager family (Thraupidae). Molecular-genetic data indicate that present species belongs in a clade with S. luctuosa, S. nigricollis and S. caerulescens. Geographical variation possibly partly clinal; in E of range nominate race may form a cline with melanocephala, plumage becoming more colourful from N to S; further study needed. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- ochrascens Hellmayr, 1904 - Bolivia (lowland La Paz, Beni and Santa Cruz) and SC Brazil (N Mato Grosso S to W São Paulo).
- melanocephala (Vieillot, 1817) - SW Mato Grosso S through Paraguay to Argentina (S to La Rioja, Santiago del Estero, Córdoba and C Buenos Aires), also SE Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) and Uruguay.
- collaris (Boddaert, 1783) - E Brazil from S Goiás, Minas Gerais and extreme SE Bahia S to Rio de Janeiro.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A front and a dorsal view of a male singing softly Locality Pousada Aguapé, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil (ssp melanocephala)
Josep del Hoyo 9 January 2005 5 years ago 41 sec 4.9 -
A male perched and singing softly Locality Pousada Aguapé, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil (ssp melanocephala)
Josep del Hoyo 9 January 2005 5 years ago 45 sec 4.7 -
A male perched on a branch and flying away. Locality Fazenda Praia Alta, Tocantins State, Brazil (ssp ochrascens)
Josep del Hoyo 4 August 2011 46 weeks ago 19 sec 4.5 -
A male perched in a tree, looking around and flying away. Locality Fazenda Praia Alta, Tocantins State, Brazil (ssp ochrascens)
Josep del Hoyo 4 August 2011 46 weeks ago 24 sec 4.5 -
Brief views of several females (the last ones at 50% speed). Locality Fazenda Praia Alta, Tocantins State, Brazil (ssp ochrascens)
Josep del Hoyo 4 August 2011 46 weeks ago 18 sec 4.3 -
A male in a tree looking around. Locality Fazenda Praia Alta, Tocantins State, Brazil (ssp ochrascens)
Josep del Hoyo 4 August 2011 46 weeks ago 22 sec 4 -
A male perched on a branch, turning around and flying away. Locality Fazenda Praia Alta, Tocantins State, Brazil (ssp ochrascens)
Josep del Hoyo 4 August 2011 46 weeks ago 17 sec 3.7 -
One adult female - Fazenda São Bento Locality Santa Gertrudes, São Paulo State, Brazil
Carlos Gussoni 2 December 2010 2 years ago 11 sec 3.7 -
A male singing Locality Rocha Department, Uruguay
Alvaro Riccetto 11 February 2008 3 years ago 20 sec 2.5
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