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Pectoral Sparrow

Arremon taciturnus

Classification

Class
Aves

The pectoral sparrow (Arremon taciturnus) is a small species of New World sparrow first described in 1779 by Georges-Louis Leclerc. It has two subspecies. Like other sparrows in its family Arremon, it has pale green-to-olive wings, a distinctive black band going across its breast, however in subspecies nigrirostris it is not continuous and instead breaks in the center.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 6,738Peru · 1,363