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Latest revision as of 14:42, 26 April 2023
- Ammodramus aurifrons
Identification
13 cm (5 in)
- Short tail
- Long legs
- Stout bill
Sexes similar
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
This is a polytypic species consisting of four subspecies[1]:
- A. a. apurensis:
- A. a. cherriei:
- Llanos of eastern Colombia (Meta)
- A. a. tenebrosus:
- Tropical eastern Colombia (Vaupés) and Venezuela (south-western Amazonas)
- A. a. aurifrons:
Habitat
Open disturbed grassland, pastures and flooded plains. Amazon Basin rain forest at 600-850 m.
Behaviour
Diet
They forage on the ground, looking for seeds and insects. These are supplemented by arthropods during the nesting season.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Yellow-browed Sparrow. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 14 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-browed_Sparrow
External Links
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