Orange-billed sparrow

Orange-billed sparrow
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Passerellidae
Genus:Arremon
Species: A. aurantiirostris
Binomial name
Arremon aurantiirostris

The orange-billed sparrow (Arremon aurantiirostris) is a species of bird in the Passerellidae 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

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Arremon aurantiirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. Description


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