Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Melozone [leucotis or occipitalis] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Bulgarian: Белоуха земна овесарка
Catalan: toquí d'orelles blanques
Czech: pipilo bělouchý
Danish: Hvidøret Jordspurv
German: Weißohr-Grundammer, Weißohr-Grundammer (leucotis/nigrior)
English: White-eared Ground Sparrow, White-eared Ground-sparrow, White-eared Ground-Sparrow (White-eared), White-eared Ground-Sparrow [leucotis], White-eared Ground-Sparrow [nominate]
English (Avilist): White-eared Ground-Sparrow
English, HBW: White-eared Ground-sparrow
English (IOC): White-eared Ground Sparrow (White-eared)
English (United States): White-eared Ground-Sparrow, White-eared Ground-Sparrow (White-eared)
Esperanto: Blankorela melozono, blankorela paserelo
Spanish: Toquí orejiblanco, Toquí Orejiblanco (leucotis/nigrior)
Spanish (Costa Rica): Pinzón Orejiblanco, Pinzón Orejiblanco (leucotis/nigrior)
Spanish (Spain): Toquí orejiblanco (leucotis/nigrior), Tpquí orejiblanco
Spanish (Honduras): Rascador Oreja Blanca, Rascador Oreja Blanca (leucotis/nigrior)
Spanish (Mexico): Rascador Orejas Blancas (leucotis/nigrior), Rascador Orejas Blancas Costarricense
Estonian: kuldlaik-maasidrik
Finnish: valkokorvasirkku
French: Tohi oreillard, Tohi oreillard (leucotis), Tohi oreillard (leucotis/nigrior), Tohi oreillard [leucotis ou nigrior], Tohi oreillard [nominal]
French (Guyane): Tohi oreillard (leucotis/nigrior)
Croatian: bjelouhi strnadar
Italian: Passero terragnolo guancebianche
Japanese (romaji): mimijiroshitodo (leucotis/nigrior)
Japanese: ミミジロシトド (leucotis/nigrior), ミミジロシトド（leucotis／nigrior）
Scientific: Melozone leucotis, Melozone leucotis [leucotis or nigrior], Melozone leucotis leucotis, Melozone leucotis leucotis/nigrior
Lithuanian: baltaausė melozona
Dutch: Witoorgrondgors
Norwegian: hvitørespurv, hvitørespurv (leucotis/nigrior)
Polish: ziemnołuszcz białouchy, ziemnołuszcz białouchy (leucotis/nigrior)
Portuguese: toqui-de-orelha-branca
Portuguese (Portugal): toqui-d'orelhas-brancas (leucotis/nigrior)
Russian: Белоухий тохи (leucotis/nigrior)
Slovak: strnádlik bielosluchý, strnádlik bielosluchý (skup.)
Serbian: Belouhi pipilo
Swedish: vitkindad busksparv (leucotis/nigrior), vitkindad snårsparv, vitkindad snårsparv (leucotis/nigrior)
Turkish: Ak kulaklı yer serçesi (leucotis/nigrior), Güneyli Maskeli Yer Serçesi
Ukrainian: Чіапа жовтошия (підвид leucotis/nigrior)
Chinese: 白耳地雀
Chinese (Traditional): 白耳地雀鵐