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Prevost's Ground Sparrow

Melozone biarcuata (Prévost, F; des Murs, MAPO 1842)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.
Species name Recordist Date Location Remarks Cat.nr.
Prevost's Ground Sparrow - Melozone biarcuata Peter Boesman 2024-02-11 RNP Los Tarrales, Suchitepéquez, Guatemala (Guatemala) (? m) call - [sono] 880172
xeno-canto.org
White-faced Ground-Sparrow - Melozone biarcuata Oliver Komar 2017-09-04 V-700, Departamento de Lempira, HN (14.524, -88.599), Lempira, Honduras, Lempira (Honduras)   - Background vocals: Melanerpes aurifrons, Colinus cristatus, Saltator atriceps, Columbina inca, and Gallus gallus roosters. 68291521
macaulaylibrary.org
Prevost's Ground Sparrow - Melozone biarcuata Guillermo Funes 2014-01-14 Morazan, Morazán (El Salvador) (1400 m) call -

Two recordings, two aggited birds. Amplified recording

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

197698
xeno-canto.org
Prevost's Ground Sparrow - Melozone biarcuata Peter Boesman 2024-02-11 RNP Los Tarrales, Suchitepéquez, Guatemala (Guatemala) (? m) call - [sono] 880170
xeno-canto.org
Prevost's Ground Sparrow - Melozone biarcuata Peter Boesman 2024-02-11 RNP Los Tarrales, Suchitepéquez, Guatemala (Guatemala) (? m) call - [sono] 880169
xeno-canto.org
Prevost's Ground Sparrow - Melozone biarcuata Max Noack 2025-07-22 Reserva Natural Privada Chajbaoc, Alta Verapaz, Cobán (Guatemala) (1300 m) call - [also] [sono] 1027745
xeno-canto.org
Prevost's Ground Sparrow - Melozone biarcuata Peter Boesman 2024-02-11 RNP Los Tarrales, Suchitepéquez, Guatemala (Guatemala) (? m) call - [also] [sono] 880171
xeno-canto.org
Prevost's Ground Sparrow - Melozone biarcuata Alfonso Auerbach 2015-12-15 Reserva Guajiquiro , La Paz, La Paz (Honduras) (2100 m) song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

295632
xeno-canto.org
Prevost's Ground Sparrow - Melozone biarcuata John van Dort 2013-05-07 El Tizatillo, near Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán (Honduras) (1300 m) call -

Bird giving calls that I was not familiar with (usually gives high, thin 'seet' calls). Saw the bird clearly while it was giving this call. Recorded in very young dry thorn scrub (4 m tall) with little cover of the forest floor (dark ground, muddy in places). Is this an alarm call? It gave the call after I imitated a Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

132915
xeno-canto.org
Prevost's Ground Sparrow - Melozone biarcuata John van Dort 2015-04-08 PN Santa Barbara, Zona de amortiguamiento, Sector El Cedral, Santa Bárbara (former) (Honduras) (1600 m) song -

Bird singing in a small tree (6 m tall) in the backyard of a farmhouse in the hamlet of El Cedral. Natural recording. A second individual can be heard in the background.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

237379
xeno-canto.org
Prevost's Ground Sparrow - Melozone biarcuata John van Dort 2013-05-02 Las Quebraditas, Santa Ana, Francisco Morazán (Honduras) (1500 m) call, song -

Bird singing in top of 20 m tree in a small shade-grown coffee plantation. Some background noise from wind and from a calling rooster. Recording unaltered. Three songs on the recording, all three double whistles, with very short introductory phrase. One recording on Macaulay Library from El Salvador has triple whistles.

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

132086
xeno-canto.org
White-faced Ground-Sparrow - Melozone biarcuata Peter Boesman 2024-02-11 , Suchitepéquez (Guatemala)   -   615467000
macaulaylibrary.org
Prevost's Ground Sparrow - Melozone biarcuata Mayron McKewy Mejía 2012-08-24 Totoca, San Luis, Santa Bárbara, Santa Bárbara (former) (Honduras) (800 m) song -

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

131941
xeno-canto.org
Prevost's Ground Sparrow - Melozone biarcuata Oliver Komar 2017-09-04 Road to La Campa, south of Gracias, Departamento de Lempira, Lempira (Honduras) (1100 m) song -

Separate cut of same bird uploaded to Macaulay Library.

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

385611
xeno-canto.org
Prevost's Ground Sparrow - Melozone biarcuata John van Dort 2013-08-23 El Tizatillo, near Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán (Honduras) (1300 m) call -

A family of two parents attending two recent fledglings. In the field, I did not have the impression that the fledglings were producing different calls from the parents. Habitat: shrubby fields. Recording unaltered.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

146175
xeno-canto.org
White-faced Ground-Sparrow - Melozone biarcuata John van Dort 2017-07-29 Montaña de Izopo--Sector Las Moras, Francisco Morazán, Honduras, Francisco Morazán (Honduras)   - The bird was singing leisurely (one song every two minutes or so). I did some playback, to which it came closer, sang once, then flew over me. 64658401
macaulaylibrary.org
Prevost's Ground Sparrow - Melozone biarcuata Peter Boesman 2024-02-11 RNP Los Tarrales, Suchitepéquez, Guatemala (Guatemala) (? m) song and call - [sono] 880173
xeno-canto.org
White-faced Ground-Sparrow - Melozone biarcuata Josep del Hoyo 2009-04-04 , Pijijiapan (Mexico)   -   203917461
macaulaylibrary.org
White-faced Ground-Sparrow - Melozone biarcuata Alfonso Auerbach 2020-06-20 Aldea Las Anonas [Carretera de 6 Kms], Francisco Morazán, Honduras, Francisco Morazán (Honduras)   -   244552711
macaulaylibrary.org
White-faced Ground-Sparrow - Melozone biarcuata Peter Boesman 2024-02-11 , Suchitepéquez (Guatemala)   -   615466999
macaulaylibrary.org
White-faced Ground-Sparrow - Melozone biarcuata Peter Boesman 2024-02-11 , Suchitepéquez (Guatemala)   -   615466997
macaulaylibrary.org
White-faced Ground-Sparrow - Melozone biarcuata John van Dort 2016-05-14 Montaña de Izopo--Sector Las Moras, Francisco Morazán, Honduras, Francisco Morazán (Honduras)   - There's a Prevost's Ground-Sparrow singing fairly constantly in the background, but there's also a closer bird that's giving mainly call notes and once a full song. 28792481
macaulaylibrary.org
White-faced Ground-Sparrow - Melozone biarcuata Walter A. Thurber 1972-06-03 SANTA ANA; CERRO VERDE, El Salvador, El Salvador (El Salvador)   -   15259
macaulaylibrary.org
Prevost's Ground Sparrow - Melozone biarcuata Max Noack 2025-07-24 Reserva Natural Privada Chajbaoc, Alta Verapaz, Cobán (Guatemala) (1300 m) song - [also] [sono] 1027737
xeno-canto.org
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