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| − | [[Image:Yellow_Browed_Sparrowil.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Illapa|Illapa}}<br />[[Manu National Park]], [[Peru]], September 2008]] | + | [[Image:Yellow_Browed_Sparrowil.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo © by {{user|Illapa|Illapa}}<br />[[Manu National Park]], [[Peru]], September 2008]] |
;[[:Category:Ammodramus|Ammodramus]] aurifrons | ;[[:Category:Ammodramus|Ammodramus]] aurifrons | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 13 cm | + | 13 cm (5 in) |
*Short tail | *Short tail | ||
*Long legs | *Long legs | ||
| − | * | + | *Stout bill<br /> |
Sexes similar | Sexes similar | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Image:Yellow-browed Sparrow juvenile Cock of the Rock Lodge.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile subspecies ''aurifrons''<br />Photo © by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />Cock of the Rock Lodge, Challabamba, Parque Nacional del Manu, Cusco Department, [[Peru]], September 2018]] | ||
[[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]] and [[Brazil]]. | [[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]] and [[Brazil]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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They forage on the ground, looking for seeds and insects. These are supplemented by arthropods during the nesting season. | They forage on the ground, looking for seeds and insects. These are supplemented by arthropods during the nesting season. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2015) | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2015) | ||
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Revision as of 01:07, 27 December 2018
- Ammodramus aurifrons
Identification
13 cm (5 in)
- Short tail
- Long legs
- Stout bill
Sexes similar
Distribution
Juvenile subspecies aurifrons
Photo © by Stanley Jones
Cock of the Rock Lodge, Challabamba, Parque Nacional del Manu, Cusco Department, Peru, September 2018
Photo © by Stanley Jones
Cock of the Rock Lodge, Challabamba, Parque Nacional del Manu, Cusco Department, Peru, September 2018
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 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-browed_Sparrow
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