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Prevost's Ground-Sparrow

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

Prevost's ground sparrow (Melozone biarcuata), also known as the white-faced ground sparrow, is an American sparrow. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Passerellidae
Genus:
   Melozone
Scientific:
  Melozone biarcuata

Original description

Citation:
  (Prévost, F; des Murs, MAPO 1842)

Reference:
   Voy. Monde Vénus [Petit-Thouars], Zool. Atlas pl.6

Imprint year:
  1846

Protonym:
  Pyrgita biarcuata

Type locality:
  no locality ; 'California' and Guatemala designated by Prevost and Des Murs, 1849, Voy. Venus, 5, p. 216.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/239184#page/51/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  36359AD19B31E381

Avibase ID:
  avibase-36359AD1

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/36359AD1

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 726196

Geographic range:

  • Melozone biarcuata: highlands of southern Mexico (Chiapas) Guatemala, El Salvador, and western Honduras
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Prevost's Ground-Sparrow
Catalan:
toquí de Prevost
Czech:
pipilo Prévostův
Danish:
Brillejordspurv
German:
Brillengrundammer
Spanish:
Toquí Cuatro Ojos
Spanish (Spain):
Toquí cuatro ojos
Finnish:
valkonaamasirkku
French:
Tohi à face blanche
Croatian:
riđouhi strnadar
Italian:
Passero terragnolo di Prevost
Japanese (romaji):
shirogaoutashitodo
Japanese:
カオジロシトド
Lithuanian:
baltaskruostė melozona
Dutch:
Witwanggrondgors
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kvitmaskesporv
Norwegian:
Hvitmaskespurv
Polish:
ziemnołuszcz białolicy
Portuguese:
toqui-quatro-olhos
Portuguese (Portugal):
toqui-de-faces-brancas
Russian:
Белощёкий тохи
Slovak:
strnádlik bielolíci
Serbian:
Beloliki pipilo
Swedish:
vitmaskad snårsparv
Ukrainian:
Чіапа рудощока
Chinese:
普氏地雀
Chinese (Traditional):
恰帕斯地雀鵐

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.):
White-faced Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.):
White-faced Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.):
White-faced Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.):
White-faced Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum):
White-faced Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.):
White-faced Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.):
White-faced Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.):
White-faced Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.):
White-faced Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Prevost's Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Prevost's Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Prevost's Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Prevost's Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Prevost's Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Prevost's Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Prevost's Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Prevost's Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Prevost's Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Prevost's Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Prevost's Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Prevost's Ground-sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Prevost's Ground-sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Prevost's Ground-sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Prevost's Ground-sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Prevost's Ground-sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Prevost's Ground-sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Prevost's Ground-sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Prevost's Ground-sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Prevost's Ground-sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Prevost's Ground-sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Prevost's Ground-sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
White-faced Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
White-faced Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
White-faced Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
White-faced Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
White-faced Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
White-faced Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
White-faced Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Prevost's Ground-Sparrow (Prevost's) ( Melozone biarcuata biarcuata/hartwegi) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Prevost's Ground-Sparrow (Prevost's) ( Melozone biarcuata biarcuata/hartwegi) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Prevost's Ground-Sparrow (Prevost's) ( Melozone biarcuata biarcuata/hartwegi) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Prevost's Ground-Sparrow (Prevost's) ( Melozone biarcuata biarcuata/hartwegi) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Prevost's Ground-Sparrow (Prevost's) ( Melozone biarcuata biarcuata/hartwegi) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Prevost's Ground-Sparrow (Prevost's) ( Melozone biarcuata biarcuata/hartwegi) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Prevost's Ground-Sparrow (Prevost's) ( Melozone biarcuata biarcuata/hartwegi) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
White-faced Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
White-faced Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
White-faced Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
White-faced Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
White-faced Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
White-faced Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
White-faced Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Melozone biarcuatum biarcuatum [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Prevost's Ground-sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Prevost's Ground-sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Prevost's Ground-sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Prevost's Ground Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Prevost's Ground Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Prevost's Ground Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Prevost's Ground Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Prevost's Ground Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Prevost's Ground Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Prevost's Ground Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Prevost's Ground Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Prevost's Ground Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Prevost's Ground Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Prevost's Ground Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Prevost's Ground Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Prevost's Ground Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Prevost's Ground Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Prevost's Ground Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Prevost's Ground Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Prevost's Ground Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Prevost's Ground Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Prevost's Ground Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Prevost's Ground Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Prevost's Ground Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Prevost's Ground Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Prevost's Ground Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Prevost's Ground Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Prevost's Ground Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Prevost's Ground Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Prevost's Ground Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Prevost's Ground Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Prevost's Ground Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Prevost's Ground Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Prevost's Ground Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Prevost's Ground Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Prevost's Ground Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Prevost's Ground Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Prevost's Ground Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Prevost's Ground Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Prevost's Ground Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Prevost's Ground Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Prevost's Ground Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Prevost's Ground Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Prevost's Ground Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Prevost's Ground Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Prevost's Ground Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Prevost's Ground Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Prevost's Ground Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Prevost's Ground Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Prevost's Ground Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Prevost's Ground Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Prevost's Ground Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Prevost's Ground Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Prevost's Ground Sparrow ( Melozone biarcuata) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Melozone biarcuata [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

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

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Other synonyms

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Catalan: toquí de Prevost
Czech: pipilo Prévostův
Danish: Brillejordspurv
German: Brillengrundammer, Weißwangenammer, Weißwangen-Grundammer
English: Prevost's Ground Sparrow, Prevost's Ground-Sparrow, Prevost's Ground-Sparrow (Prevost's), White-faced Ground-Sparrow
English, HBW: Prevost's Ground-sparrow
English (IOC): Prevost's Ground Sparrow
English (United States): White-faced Ground-Sparrow
Esperanto: Blankavizaĝa melozono
Spanish: Rascadorcito Chiapaneco, Toquí Cuatro Ojos, Toquí cuatroojos, Toquí Cuatro-ojos
Spanish (Costa Rica): Pinzón cafetalero
Spanish (Spain): Toquí cuatro ojos, Toquí cuatro-ojos
Spanish (HBW): White-faced Ground-Sparrow
Spanish (Honduras): Arrocero carablanca
Spanish (Mexico): rascador patilludo
Estonian: prill-maasidrik
Finnish: valkonaamasirkku
French: Tohi à face blanche, Tohi à face blanche (biarcuata), Tohi à face blanche (nominal)
Croatian: riđouhi strnadar
Italian: Passero terragnolo di Prevost, Passero terricolo di Prevost
Japanese (romaji): kaojiroshitodo (biarcuata/hartwegi), shirogaoutashitodo
Japanese: カオジロシトド, カオジロシトド (biarcuata/hartwegi)
Scientific: Melozone biarcuata, Melozone biarcuata biarcuata, Melozone biarcuata biarcuata/hartwegi, Melozone biarcuata bioarcuata/hartwegi, Melozone biarcuatum, Melozone biarcuatum biarcuatum, Pyrgita biarcuata
Lithuanian: Baltaskruostė melozoma, baltaskruostė melozona
Dutch: Witwanggors, Witwanggors (biarcuata/hartwegi), Witwanggrondgors
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kvitmaskesporv
Norwegian: Hvitmaskespurv
Polish: ziemnoluszcz bialolicy, ziemnołuszcz białolicy
Portuguese: toqui-quatro-olhos
Portuguese (Portugal): toqui-de-faces-brancas
Russian: Белощёкая овсянка-чиапа, Белощёкий тохи, Земляной воробей Превоста
Slovak: strnádlik bielolíci
Serbian: Beloliki pipilo
Swedish: glasögonbusksparv, Glasögonmarksparv, vitmaskad snårsparv
Turkish: Akça yüzlü yer serçesi
Ukrainian: Чіапа рудощока
Chinese: 普氏地雀
Chinese (Traditional): 恰帕斯地雀鵐

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