Rusty Sparrow
Aimophila rufescens(Swainson, WJ, 1827)
English (US) Rusty Sparrow
The Rusty Sparrow (Aimophila rufescens) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Passerellidae (New World Sparrows) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Aimophila rufescens
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rusty Sparrow
- Described by
- (Swainson, WJ, 1827)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.
- Aimophila rufescens antonensis
- Aimophila rufescens mcleodii
- Aimophila rufescens rufescens
- Aimophila rufescens pyrgitoides
- Aimophila rufescens discolor
- Aimophila rufescens pectoralis
- Aimophila rufescens hypaethra
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Pipilo rufescens
- Described by
- (Swainson, WJ, 1827)
- Type locality
- Temiscaltipec [= Temascaltepec] , Mexico, Mexico.
- Original description
- The Philosophical Magazine, New Series n.s., 1 p.434
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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