Chaco Sparrow
Rhynchospiza strigiceps(Gould, J, 1839)
English (US) Chaco Sparrow
The Chaco Sparrow (Rhynchospiza strigiceps) 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.
Range: breeds in north-central Argentina (Salta and Chaco southward to La Rioja, San Luis, Córdoba, and Buenos Aires); partially migratory, wintering to southeastern Bolivia, western Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina (Corrientes and Entre RÃos)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Rhynchospiza strigiceps
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Chaco Sparrow
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1839)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Zonotrichia strigiceps
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1839)
- Type locality
- Santa Fe, Argentina.
- Original description
- The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, under the command of Captain FitzRoy, R.N., during the years 1832 to 1836 pt11 p.92
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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