Orange-billed sparrow
| Orange-billed sparrow | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Emberizidae |
| Genus: | Arremon |
| Species: | A. aurantiirostris |
| Binomial name | |
| Arremon aurantiirostris Lafresnaye, 1847 | |
The orange-billed sparrow (Arremon aurantiirostris) is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family. In Central America it is found in Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama. In north-western 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 forests.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Arremon aurantiirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Description
External links
- Orange-billed sparrow photo gallery VIREO Photo
- Photo; Article chandra.as.utexas.edu
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