Buntings and New World Sparrows (Emberizidae)
Grassland Sparrow (Ammodramus humeralis) - HBW 16, p. 556
French: Bruant des savanes
German: Wachtelammer
Spanish: Chingolo Pajonalero
Taxonomy: Tanagra humeralis Bosc, 1792, Cayenne, French Guiana.
Formerly placed with A. aurifrons in a separate genus, Myospiza. The two sometimes considered to form a superspecies, but ranges overlap sufficiently to make such treatment implausible. Genetic studies indicate that the two are closely related to A. savannarum, which is, in turn, distant from other six species currently included in genus; these last should perhaps be reassigned to a different genus. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- pallidulus (Wetmore, 1949) - Guajira Peninsula of N Colombia and NW Venezuela.
- humeralis (Bosc, 1792) - Colombia and Venezuela (except Guajira Peninsula), and the Guianas E to E Brazil (S to Paraná).
- xanthornus Gould, 1839 - extreme SE Peru (Pampas del Heath) and NE Bolivia E through SC Brazil to Paraguay and Uruguay and S to C Argentina.
- tarijensis (J. Bond & Meyer de Schauensee, 1939) - SE Bolivia (Santa Cruz, Tarija and Chuquisaca).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird in a bush preening and scratching the head, finally flying away Locality Brasília National Park, Federal District, Brazil (ssp xanthornus)
Josep del Hoyo 27 June 2007 3 years ago 25 sec 4.5 -
A bird in a bush, calling and preening Locality Brasília National Park, Federal District, Brazil (ssp xanthornus)
Josep del Hoyo 27 June 2007 3 years ago 38 sec 4.1 -
A ventral view of a perched bird, while congeners sing out of view. Locality Coesewijne Savanne, Para District, Suriname (ssp humeralis)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 July 2011 11 weeks ago 53 sec 4 -
A bird in a bush, looking around nervously Locality Pousada Aguapé, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil (ssp xanthornus)
Josep del Hoyo 9 January 2005 4 years ago 31 sec 3.7 -
First a perched adult, the a short view of a perched immature and an adult, both of them then flying away. Locality Coesewijne Savanne, Para District, Suriname (ssp humeralis)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 July 2011 11 weeks ago 16 sec 3.7 -
Filmed at Perdices. Locality Entre Ríos Province, Argentina
Silvia Vitale 26 October 2008 2 years ago 12 sec 3.2
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Bird perched
Locality Chapada Diamantina, Bahia State, Brazil
Arthur Grosset 27 October 2008 2 years ago 4 -
Taking a reprieve between songs
Locality Avaré, São Paulo State, Brazil
Patrick Ellsworth 1 January 2010 19 weeks ago 3.4 -
1 bird
Locality Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
Daniêl Jimenez 19 October 2005 3 years ago 2.7 -
A bird in a bush.
Locality Guapi Açu Ecological Reserve (REGUA), Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil (ssp xanthornus)
Nick Athanas 26 May 2005 3 years ago 2.7
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A bird singing Locality Santana do Itararé, Paraná State, Brazil
Edson Rosa 10 September 2008 1 year ago 4 -
singing Locality Icho Cruz, Córdoba Province, Argentina
(Monotypic species)
dreyernp 3 November 2008 1 year ago 3 -
Unsolicited. Locality Morada Nova, Ceará State, Brazil
(ssp humeralis)
Ciro Albano 28 March 2008 2 years ago 3
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