White-eared Ground Sparrow
Melozone leucotisCabanis, JL, 1861
English (US) White-eared Ground Sparrow
The White-eared Ground Sparrow (Melozone leucotis) 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
- Melozone leucotis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-eared Ground Sparrow
- Described by
- Cabanis, JL, 1861
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Melozone leucotis nigrior
- Melozone leucotis leucotis
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Cabanis, JL, 1861
- Type locality
- Costa Rica.
- Original description
- Journal für Ornithologie 8, no.48 p.413
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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