Worthen's Sparrow
Spizella wortheniRidgway, R, 1884
English (US) Worthen's Sparrow
The Worthen's Sparrow (Spizella wortheni) 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 wortheni
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Worthen's Sparrow
- Described by
- Ridgway, R, 1884
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Spizella wortheni wortheni
- Spizella wortheni browni
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Ridgway, R, 1884
- Type locality
- Silver City, New Mexico.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the United States National Museum 7, no.432 p.259
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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