Saffron-billed Sparrow (Arremon flavirostris)

Family
Passerellidae (New World Sparrows)

Size
16 cm

First Described (Guide)
Swainson, 1838

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry forest and shrubland. From sea-level - 1,400 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (70)...)

Saffron-billed Sparrow (Arremon flavirostris) [XC60872]
by Sofia Wasylyk from PN Iguazu, Sendero Macuco, Misiones, Argentina (song)

Saffron-billed Sparrow (Arremon flavirostris) [XC37893]
by Helberth Cardoso from Sabar\u00e1, Minas Gerais, Brazil (song)

Subspecies
Has been suggested as forming a superspecies with Pectoral Sparrow (Arremon taciturnus), Orange-billed Sparrow (Arremon aurantiirostris), Golden-winged Sparrow (Arremon schlegeli) and Black-capped Sparrow (Arremon abeillei).

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

dorbignii Sclater, PL, 1856 - Central and southern Bolivia (Cochabamba, western Santa Cruz, Chuquisaca and Tarija) and north-western Argentina (Jujuy and Salta south to Catamarca).
devillii Des Murs, 1856 - Eastern Bolivia (eastern Santa Cruz) and central Brazil (central Mato Grosso east to western Goi�s and western S�o Paulo).
flavirostris Swainson, 1838 - Central and eastern Brazil (south-eastern Mato Grosso east to southern Goi�s, Bahia, western Minas Gerais and northern and central S�o Paulo).
polionotus Bonaparte, 1850 - Southern Brazil (southern Mato Grosso and western Paran�), Paraguay and north-eastern Argentina (Misiones, Corrientes, eastern Formosa and eastern Chaco).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Saffron-billed Sparrow (Arremon flavirostris) - 10 files

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