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Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow

Melozone kieneri
Family
New World Sparrows
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
rcgspa1, RCGS
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyNew World Sparrows (Passerellidae)
SpeciesMelozone kieneri
Codesrcgspa1, RCGS
Identification

The Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow (Melozone kieneri) is a member of the New World Sparrows family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code rcgspa1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in New World Sparrows
Tanager Finch
Oreothraupis arremonops
Yellow-throated Chlorospingus
Chlorospingus flavigularis
Short-billed Chlorospingus
Chlorospingus parvirostris
Ashy-throated Chlorospingus
Chlorospingus canigularis
Sooty-capped Chlorospingus
Chlorospingus pileatus
Common Chlorospingus
Chlorospingus flavopectus
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Melozone kieneri

Family: New World Sparrows

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: rcgspa1