Grassland Sparrow
Ammodramus humeralis(Bosc, LAG, 1792)
English (US) Grassland Sparrow
The Grassland Sparrow (Ammodramus humeralis) 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
- Ammodramus humeralis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Grassland Sparrow
- Described by
- (Bosc, LAG, 1792)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Ammodramus humeralis humeralis
- Ammodramus humeralis pallidulus
- Ammodramus humeralis xanthornus
- Ammodramus humeralis tarijensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Tanagra humeralis
- Described by
- (Bosc, LAG, 1792)
- Type locality
- Cayenne.
- Original description
- Journal d'Histoire Naturelle 2 p.179 pl.34 fig.4
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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