Emberizoides herbicola [sphenurus, apurensis, hypochondriacus, floresae or lucaris] (Wedge-tailed Grass Finch (Northern))

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Wedge-tailed Grass Finch (Northern)

Emberizoides herbicola [sphenurus, apurensis, hypochondriacus, floresae or lucaris] (= Emberizoides herbicola sphenurus) (Vieillot, LJP 1818)

Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Thraupidae
Genus:
   Emberizoides
Scientific:
  Emberizoides herbicola sphenurus

Original description

Citation:
(Vieillot, LJP 1818)

Reference:
Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat. nouv. éd. 25 p.25

Imprint year:
1817

Protonym:
Passerina sphenura

Type locality:
Cayenne.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/60121#page/33/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
77ED61792AF41FD0

Avibase ID:
avibase-77ED6179

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/77ED6179

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 730304

English:
Wedge-tailed Grass-Finch [sphenurus, apurensis, hypochondriacus, floresae or lucaris]
Catalan:
sit cuallarg falcat [grup sphenurus]
Danish:
Kilehalefinke (Nordlig)
German:
Keilschwanz-Grastangare [sphenurus-Gruppe]
Spanish:
Coludo Colicuña (norteño)
Spanish (Spain):
Coludo colicuña (norteño)
Finnish:
pyrstösirkku (sphenurus- ryhmä)
French:
Grand Tardivole [sphenurus, apurensis, hypochondriacus, floresae ou lucaris]
Dutch:
(Noordelijke) wigstaartgrasgors
Norwegian:
kilestjertspurv (sphenurus gr.)
Polish:
trznadlówka ostrosterna [gr. sphenurus]
Portuguese (Brazil):
canário-do-campo [grupo sphenurus]
Portuguese (Portugal):
Canário-do-campo (Grupo sphenurus)
Slovak:
tráviarka klinochvostá (savanová)
Serbian:
Severna klinorepa pampaska zeba
Swedish:
kilstjärtad grästangara [gruppen sphenurus]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Wedge-tailed Grass-Finch [sphenurus, apurensis, hypochondriacus, floresae or lucaris] ( Emberizoides herbicola [sphenurus, apurensis, hypochondriacus, floresae or lucaris])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Wedge-tailed Grass-Finch [sphenurus, apurensis, hypochondriacus, floresae or lucaris] ( Emberizoides herbicola [sphenurus, apurensis, hypochondriacus, floresae or lucaris])
eBird version 2024: Wedge-tailed Grass-Finch (Northern) ( Emberizoides herbicola [sphenurus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2025: Wedge-tailed Grass-Finch (Northern) ( Emberizoides herbicola [sphenurus Group]) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Emberizoides herbicola

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