Prevost's Ground-Sparrow (Melozone biarcuata)

Other Scientific Names
Melozone biarcuatum [BirdLife International (2004)], Melozone biarcuatum [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)], Melozone biarcuatum [Stotz et al. (1996)]

Other Names (World)
Prevost's Ground-Sparrow, White-faced Ground-sparrow, Chiapas Ground-sparrow (hartwegi), Cabanis's Ground-sparrow (cabanisi), Prevost's Ground Sparrow

Family
Passerellidae (New World Sparrows)

Size
15 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Pr�vost & Des Murs, 1846)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry forest. From 100 - 3,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico.

Population
Estimated population is 50,000 - 499,999 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (26)...)

Prevost's Ground Sparrow (Melozone biarcuata) [XC330525]
by John van Dort from EcoFinca Luna del Puente, Santa Cruz de Yojoa, Cort\u00e9s, Honduras (song)

Prevost's Ground Sparrow (Melozone biarcuata) [XC256854]
by Alfonso Auerbach from Las Quebraditas, Santa Ana, Honduras (song)

Subspecies
Formerly considered close to, and has been considered conspecific with, Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow (Melozone kieneri), but differs in both adult and juvenile plumages. Subspecies cabanisi sometimes considered to represent a separate species. Subspecies hartwegi often treated as a synonym of nominate.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

hartwegi Brodkorb, 1938 - South-eastern Mexico (Chiapas).
biarcuata (Pr�vost & Des Murs, 1846) - Highlands of Guatemala, western Honduras and El Salvador.
cabanisi (Sclater & Salvin, 1868) - Highlands of central Costa Rica. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Costa Rican Ground-sparrow (Melozone cabanisi).

References
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Files:

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