Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
English (US) Vesper Sparrow
The Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) 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
- Pooecetes gramineus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Vesper Sparrow
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Pooecetes gramineus gramineus
- Pooecetes gramineus confinis
- Pooecetes gramineus affinis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Fringilla graminea
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
- Type locality
- New York.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.922
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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