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Olive Sparrow

Arremonops rufivirgatus(Lawrence, GN, 1851)

English (US) Olive Sparrow

The Olive Sparrow (Arremonops rufivirgatus) 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
Arremonops rufivirgatus
Family
Passerellidae (New World Sparrows)
Order
Passeriformes
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Olive Sparrow
Described by
(Lawrence, GN, 1851)
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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 8 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
Embernagra rufivirgata
Described by
(Lawrence, GN, 1851)
Type locality
Rio Grande in Texas; type from Brownsville, Texas, fide Hellmayr, 1938, Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Publ., Zool. Ser., 13, pt. 11, p. 439.
Original description
Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York 5(1852) p.112 pl.5 fig.2

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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