Wedge-tailed Grass Finch
Emberizoides herbicola(Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
English (US) Wedge-tailed Grass Finch
The Wedge-tailed Grass Finch (Emberizoides herbicola) 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 Thraupidae (Tanagers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Emberizoides herbicola
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Wedge-tailed Grass Finch
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Emberizoides herbicola lucaris
- Emberizoides herbicola hypochondriacus
- Emberizoides herbicola apurensis
- Emberizoides herbicola sphenurus
- Emberizoides herbicola herbicola
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Sylvia herbicola
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
- Type locality
- Paraguay.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 11 p.192
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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