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Yellow-browed Sparrow
Ammodramus aurifrons
Yellow-browed Sparrow (Ammodramus aurifrons) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Yellow-browed Sparrow (Ammodramus aurifrons) is a member of the Passerellidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 17.8 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Passerellidae New World Sparrows
- Genus Ammodramus
- Species aurifrons
Quick facts
- Weight
- 17.8 g
- Diet
- Seed-eaters
- Family
- Passerellidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Yellow-browed Sparrow is a granivore — it feeds mainly on seeds and grain.
Behaviour
A bird of open scrub and shrubland, it forages mainly on the ground.
Migration
The Yellow-browed Sparrow is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Yellow-browed Sparrow (Ammodramus aurifrons) belongs to the Passerellidae family of the order Passeriformes. It is found across South America. Its distribution covers SA Colombia through Amazonia.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 17.8 g, with a wing length of about 5.8 cm and a tail of around 4.7 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 3.9 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Yellow-browed Sparrow?
The Yellow-browed Sparrow is a small bird that weighs around 17.8 g.
Where does the Yellow-browed Sparrow live?
The Yellow-browed Sparrow is found across South America with a range covering SA Colombia through Amazonia, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Yellow-browed Sparrow belong to?
The Yellow-browed Sparrow (Ammodramus aurifrons) belongs to the Passerellidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Yellow-browed Sparrow eat?
The Yellow-browed Sparrow is a granivore — it feeds mainly on seeds and grain.
Does the Yellow-browed Sparrow migrate?
The Yellow-browed Sparrow is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Yellow-browed Sparrow endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Yellow-browed Sparrow make?
1 real field recording of the Yellow-browed Sparrow can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Yellow-browed Sparrow's range?
The Yellow-browed Sparrow has a mapped global range of about 3.9 million km².
Conservation
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