Orange-billed sparrow | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Emberizidae |
Genus: | Arremon |
Species: | A. aurantiirostris |
Binomial name | |
Arremon aurantiirostris Lafresnaye, 1847 |
The orange-billed sparrow (Arremon aurantiirostris) is a species of bird in the Emberizidae 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. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.