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Large-billed Sparrow
Passerculus rostratus (Cassin, J 1852)
The Savannah sparrow is a small New World sparrow. It was the only member of the genus Passerculus and is typically the only widely accepted member. Comparison of mtDNA NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 and 3 sequences indicates that the Ipswich sparrow, formerly usually considered a valid species, is a well-marked subspecies of the Savannah sparrow, whereas the southwestern large-billed sparrow should be recognized as a distinct species. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Passerellidae
Genus:
Passerculus
Scientific:
Passerculus rostratus
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Passerellidae
Genus:
Passerculus
Scientific:
Passerculus rostratus
Original description
Citation:
(Cassin, J 1852)
Reference:
Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia
6, no.5 p.184
Protonym:
Emberiza rostrata
Type locality:
seashore at San Diego, California.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/17888#page/206/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
249F7C3C69FB2383
Avibase ID:
avibase-249F7C3C
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/249F7C3C
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 179330
Geographic range:
- Passerculus sandwichensis rostratus: northeastern Baja California (mouth of Colorado River and adjacent Sonora)
- Passerculus sandwichensis atratus: coastal northwestern Mexico (central Sonora to central Sinaloa)
Source: Clements checklist
Large-billed Sparrow
Catalan:
sit pardalenc becgròs
German:
Kalifornienammer
Spanish:
Chingolo picudo
Estonian:
suurnokk-väljasidrik
French:
Bruant du Sonora
Italian:
Passero beccogrosso
Japanese (romaji):
mekishikokusachihimedori
Ukrainian:
Вівсянка великодзьоба
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (1886): Large-billed Sparrow ( Ammodramus rostratus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 1st suppl.): Large-billed Sparrow ( Ammodramus rostratus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 2nd suppl.): Large-billed Sparrow ( Ammodramus rostratus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 3rd suppl.): Large-billed Sparrow ( Ammodramus rostratus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 4th suppl.): Large-billed Sparrow ( Ammodramus rostratus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 5th suppl.): Large-billed Sparrow ( Ammodramus rostratus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 6th suppl.): Large-billed Sparrow ( Ammodramus rostratus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 7th suppl.): Large-billed Sparrow ( Ammodramus rostratus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (1895): Large-billed Sparrow ( Ammodramus rostratus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 8th suppl.): Large-billed Sparrow ( Ammodramus rostratus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 9th suppl.): Large-billed Sparrow ( Ammodramus rostratus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 10th suppl.): Large-billed Sparrow ( Ammodramus rostratus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 11th suppl.): Large-billed Sparrow ( Ammodramus rostratus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 12th suppl.): Large-billed Sparrow ( Passerculus rostratus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 13th suppl.): Large-billed Sparrow ( Passerculus rostratus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 14th suppl.): Large-billed Sparrow ( Passerculus rostratus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 15th suppl.): Large-billed Sparrow ( Passerculus rostratus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (1910): Large-billed Sparrow ( Passerculus rostratus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 16th suppl.): Large-billed Sparrow ( Passerculus rostratus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 17th suppl.): Large-billed Sparrow ( Passerculus rostratus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 18th suppl.): Large-billed Sparrow ( Passerculus rostratus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931): Large-billed Sparrow ( Passerculus rostratus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Large-billed Sparrow ( Passerculus rostratus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Large-billed Sparrow ( Passerculus rostratus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Large-billed Sparrow ( Passerculus rostratus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Large-billed Sparrow ( Passerculus rostratus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Large-billed Sparrow ( Passerculus rostratus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Large-billed Sparrow ( Passerculus rostratus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Large-billed Sparrow ( Passerculus rostratus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Large-billed Sparrow ( Passerculus rostratus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Large-billed Sparrow ( Passerculus rostratus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Large-billed Sparrow ( Passerculus rostratus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Large-billed Sparrow ( Passerculus rostratus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Large-billed Sparrow ( Passerculus rostratus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Large-billed Sparrow ( Passerculus rostratus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Large-billed Sparrow ( Passerculus rostratus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Large-billed Sparrow ( Passerculus rostratus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Large-billed Sparrow ( Passerculus rostratus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Large-billed Sparrow ( Passerculus rostratus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Large-billed Sparrow ( Passerculus rostratus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Large-billed Sparrow ( Passerculus rostratus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Large-billed Sparrow ( Passerculus rostratus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Large-billed Sparrow ( Passerculus rostratus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Large-billed Sparrow ( Passerculus rostratus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Large-billed Sparrow ( Passerculus rostratus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Large-billed Sparrow ( Passerculus rostratus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Savannah Sparrow (Large-billed) ( Passerculus sandwichensis rostratus/atratus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Savannah Sparrow (Large-billed) ( Passerculus sandwichensis rostratus/atratus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Savannah Sparrow (Large-billed) ( Passerculus sandwichensis rostratus/atratus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Savannah Sparrow (Large-billed) ( Passerculus sandwichensis rostratus/atratus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Savannah Sparrow (Large-billed) ( Passerculus sandwichensis rostratus/atratus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Savannah Sparrow (Large-billed) ( Passerculus sandwichensis rostratus/atratus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Savannah Sparrow (Large-billed) ( Passerculus sandwichensis rostratus/atratus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Savannah Sparrow (Large-billed) ( Passerculus sandwichensis rostratus/atratus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Savannah Sparrow (Large-billed) ( Passerculus sandwichensis rostratus/atratus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Savannah Sparrow (Large-billed) ( Passerculus sandwichensis rostratus/atratus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Savannah Sparrow (Large-billed) ( Passerculus sandwichensis rostratus/atratus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Savannah Sparrow (Large-billed) ( Passerculus sandwichensis rostratus/atratus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Savannah Sparrow (Large-billed) ( Passerculus sandwichensis rostratus/atratus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Savannah Sparrow (Large-billed) ( Passerculus sandwichensis rostratus/atratus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Savannah Sparrow (Large-billed) ( Passerculus sandwichensis rostratus/atratus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Large-billed Sparrow ( Passerculus rostratus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Large-billed Sparrow ( Passerculus rostratus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Large-billed Sparrow ( Passerculus rostratus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Large-billed Sparrow ( Passerculus rostratus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Large-billed Sparrow ( Passerculus rostratus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Large-billed Sparrow ( Passerculus rostratus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Large-billed Sparrow ( Passerculus rostratus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Large-billed Sparrow ( Passerculus rostratus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Large-billed Sparrow ( Passerculus rostratus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Large-billed Sparrow ( Passerculus rostratus) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Large-billed Sparrow ( Passerculus rostratus) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Large-billed Sparrow ( Passerculus rostratus) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Large-billed Sparrow ( Passerculus rostratus) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Passerculus [sandwichensis, sanctorum, guttatus or rostratus]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Bulgarian: Саванно врабче (ssp. rostratus/atratus)
Catalan: sit pardalenc becgròs, sit pardalenc de praderia (rostratus/atratus)
Czech: strnadec luční (ssp. rostratus/atratus)
Danish: Savannahspurv, Large-billed (ssp. rostratus/atratus), Tyknæbsspurv
German: Grasammer (rostratus/atratus), Kalifornienammer
Greek: Κοινό Σπουργιτοτσίχλονο (rostratus/atratus)
English: Large billed Sparrow, Large-billed Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow (Large-billed)
English (Avilist): Savannah Sparrow (Large-billed)
English, HBW: Large-billed Sparrow
English (IOC): Savannah Sparrow (Large-billed)
English (United States): Savannah Sparrow (Large-billed)
Spanish: Chingolo Picudo, Chingolo Sabanero (rostratus/atratus), Gorrión Sabanero (rostratus/atratus)
Spanish (Costa Rica): Sabanero Zanjero (rostratus/atratus)
Spanish (Cuba): Gorrión de sabana (rostratus/atratus)
Spanish (Spain): Chingolo Sabanero (rostratus/atratus)
Spanish (HBW): Savannah Sparrow (Large-billed)
Spanish (Honduras): Gorrión Sabanero (rostratus/atratus)
Spanish (Mexico): Gorrión Sabanero (rostratus/atratus)
Spanish (Panama): Gorrión de Savannah (rostratus/atratus)
Estonian: suurnokk-väljasidrik
Finnish: kenttäsirkkunen (rostratus/atratus)
French: Bruant à bec fort, Bruant à grand bec, Bruant des prés (à bec fort), Bruant des prés (forme à bec fort), Bruant des prés (rostratus/atratus), Bruant des prés [rostratus ou atratus], Bruant du Sonora, Bruantin du Sonora
French (Guyane): Bruant des prés (rostratus/atratus)
Croatian: prerijski strnadar (rostratus/atratus)
Icelandic: Gresjutittlingur (rostratus/atratus)
Italian: Passero beccogrosso
Japanese (romaji): mekishikokusachihimedori, sabannashitodo (rostratus/atratus)
Japanese: サバンナシトド (rostratus/atratus), サバンナシトド（rostratus／atratus）, メキシコクサチヒメドリ
Scientific: Ammodramus rostratus, Ammodramus sandwichensis rostratus, Emberiza rostrata, Passercula sandwichensis rostratus, Passerculus rostratus, Passerculus rostratus rostratus, Passerculus sandwichensis [rostratus or atratus], Passerculus sandwichensis [rostratus], Passerculus sandwichensis rostratus, Passerculus sandwichensis rostratus/atratus
Lithuanian: Paprastoji prerinė žvirbliastartė (rostratus/atratus)
Dutch: Grootsnavelgors, Savannahgors (rostratus/atratus)
Norwegian: musespurv (rostratus/atratus)
Polish: bagiennik wielkodzioby, bagiennik żółtobrewy (rostratus/atratus)
Portuguese (Portugal): Tico-tico-dos-prados (rostratus/atratus)
Romanian: Presură striată cu frunte galbenă (rostratus/atratus)
Russian: Саванная овсянка (rostratus/atratus)
Slovak: strnádlik veľkozobý, strnádlik veľkozobý (skup.)
Serbian: Savanski strnad (rostratus/atratus)
Swedish: gulbrynad grässparv (rostratus/atratus), Stornäbbad grässparv
Turkish: Bozkır Çintesi (rostratus/atratus), Savannah serçesi (rostratus/atratus)
Ukrainian: Вівсянка великодзьоба, Пасовник савановий (підвид rostratus/atratus)
Chinese: 稀树草鹀 (rostratus/atratus)
Chinese (Traditional): 稀樹草鵐(rostratus/atratus)
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