Black-chinned Sparrow
Spizella atrogularis(Cabanis, JL, 1851)
English (US) Black-chinned Sparrow
The Black-chinned Sparrow (Spizella atrogularis) 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
- Spizella atrogularis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-chinned Sparrow
- Described by
- (Cabanis, JL, 1851)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Spizella atrogularis evura
- Spizella atrogularis cana
- Spizella atrogularis atrogularis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Spinites atrogularis
- Described by
- (Cabanis, JL, 1851)
- Type locality
- Mexico.
- Original description
- Museum Heineanum. Verzeichniss der orithologischen Sammlung des Oberamtmann Ferdinand Heine 1 p.133
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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