Saffron-billed Sparrow
Arremon flavirostrisSwainson, WJ, 1838
English (US) Saffron-billed Sparrow
The Saffron-billed Sparrow (Arremon flavirostris) 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
- Arremon flavirostris
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Saffron-billed Sparrow
- Described by
- Swainson, WJ, 1838
No guides listed yet for Saffron-billed Sparrow
Be the first expert to offer guided tours for this species.
Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Arremon flavirostris flavirostris
- Arremon flavirostris polionotus
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Swainson, WJ, 1838
- Type locality
- Brazil ; restricted to interior of Bahia, by Hellmayr, 1938, Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Publ., Zool. Ser., 13, pt. 11, p. 429.
- Original description
- Animals in Menageries. In: The Cabinet Cyclopædia conducted by the Rev. Dionysius Lardner p.347
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family New World Sparrows
Golden-winged Sparrow
Arremon schlegeli
Pectoral Sparrow
Arremon taciturnus
Yellow-mandibled Sparrow
Arremon axillaris
Sao Francisco Sparrow
Arremon franciscanus
Half-collared Sparrow
Arremon semitorquatus
Moss-backed Sparrow
Arremon dorbignii
Green-striped Brushfinch
Arremon virenticeps
Chestnut-capped Brushfinch
Arremon brunneinucha
Sooty-faced Finch
Arremon crassirostris
Olive Finch
Arremon castaneiceps
American Tree Sparrow
Spizelloides arborea
Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca
Looking for a different species?