Pectoral sparrow
| Pectoral sparrow | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Emberizidae |
| Genus: | Arremon |
| Species: | A. taciturnus |
| Binomial name | |
| Arremon taciturnus (Hermann, 1783) | |
| Synonyms | |
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The pectoral sparrow (Arremon taciturnus) is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. The Brazilian name for this species is tico-tico-de-bico-preto, which in translation means "black billed sparrow".[3]
Brazilian distribution
The species could be found everywhere in the Amazon Basin except for its western parts. Besides the Amazon jungle they could be found in eastern and north-eastern Brazil.[3]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Arremon taciturnus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Synonym
- 1 2 Brazilian name and distribution
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