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White-faced Ground-Sparrow

Melozone biarcuata
Family
New World Sparrows
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
pregrs1, WFGS, PGSP, PRGS
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyNew World Sparrows (Passerellidae)
SpeciesMelozone biarcuata
Codespregrs1, WFGS, PGSP, PRGS
Identification

The White-faced Ground-Sparrow (Melozone biarcuata) 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 pregrs1 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
White-faced Ground-Sparrow photo
(c) Chris Rohrer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Chris Rohrer

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Melozone biarcuata

Family: New World Sparrows

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: pregrs1