Orange-billed sparrow
Species of bird
Orange-billed sparrow | |
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Conservation status | |
![]() Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Passerellidae |
Genus: | Arremon |
Species: | A. aurantiirostris |
Binomial name | |
Arremon aurantiirostris Lafresnaye, 1847 | |
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The orange-billed sparrow (Arremon aurantiirostris) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae. In Central America it is found in Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama. In northwestern South America the orange-billed sparrow is found in Colombia, Ecuador and northern Peru. The species are black and as the name suggests, have an orange bill.[2] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Arremon aurantiirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22721367A137027956. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22721367A137027956.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Description
Further reading
- Skutch, Alexander F. (1954). "Orange-billed sparrow" (PDF). Life Histories of Central American Birds. Pacific Coast Avifauna, Number 31. Berkeley, California: Cooper Ornithological Society. pp. 94–100.
External links
- Orange-billed sparrow photo gallery VIREO Photo
- Photo; Article chandra.as.utexas.edu