Buntings and New World Sparrows (Emberizidae)
Saffron-billed Sparrow (Arremon flavirostris) - HBW 16, p. 573
French: Tohi à bec jaune
German: Gelbschnabel-Buschammer
Spanish: Cerquero Piquiamarillo
Taxonomy: Arremon flavirostris Swainson, 1838, interior of Bahia, Brazil.
Has been suggested as forming a superspecies with A. taciturnus, A. aurantiirostris, A. schlegeli and A. abeillei. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- dorbignii P. L. Sclater, 1856 - C & S Bolivia (Cochabamba, W Santa Cruz, Chuquisaca and Tarija) and NW Argentina (Jujuy and Salta S to Catamarca).
- devillii Des Murs, 1856 - E Bolivia (E Santa Cruz) and C Brazil (C Mato Grosso E to W Goiás and W São Paulo).
- flavirostris Swainson, 1838 - C & E Brazil (SE Mato Grosso E to S Goiás, Bahia, W Minas Gerais and N & C São Paulo).
- polionotus Bonaparte, 1850 - S Brazil (S Mato Grosso and W Paraná), Paraguay and NE Argentina (Misiones, Corrientes, E Formosa and E Chaco).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird on a branch.
Locality Chapada dos Guimaraes, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp polionotus)
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On the ground
Locality Salta Province, Argentina
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A bird moving on the undergrowth Locality Pampa del Indio, Chaco Province, Argentina
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