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Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow

Melozone kieneri (Bonaparte, CLJL 1850)

The rusty-crowned ground sparrow is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae that is endemic to western and southwestern Mexico. The species occurs both in the Sierra Madre Occidental range, and the Cordillera Neovolcanica mountain belt. Source: Wikipedia




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


Original description

Citation:
  (Bonaparte, CLJL 1850)

Reference:
   Conspect. Gen. Avium 1 p.486

Protonym:
  Pyrgisoma kieneri

Type locality:
  'ex Am. occ.'; restricted to San Blas, Nayarit, by van Rossem, 1934, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 77, p. 423.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/141377#page/498/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  876C97F19D7D92D0

Avibase ID:
  avibase-876C97F1

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/876C97F1


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 561094

Geographic range:

  • Melozone kieneri: Pacific slope from southeastern Sonora to Oaxaca
  • Melozone kieneri kieneri: arid western Mexico (Sinaloa, western Durango, Nayarit, western Jalisco, and Colima)
  • Melozone kieneri grisior: arid Pacific slope of northwestern Mexico (southeastern Sonora and northeastern Sinaloa)
  • Melozone kieneri rubricata: arid southwestern Mexico (Michoacán, Puebla, Morelos, Guerrero, and Oaxaca)
English:
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow
Catalan:
toquí de Kiener
Czech:
pipilo rezavotemenný
Danish:
Rustnakket Jordspurv
German:
Rostnacken-Grundammer
Spanish:
Toquí Nuquirrufo
Spanish (Spain):
Toquí Nuquirrufo
Finnish:
ruosteniskasirkku
French:
Tohi de Kiener
Croatian:
kestenjastovrati strnadar
Italian:
Passero terragnolo caporuggine
Japanese (romaji):
akagashirashitodo
Japanese:
アカガシラシトド
Lithuanian:
Rausvavainikė melozona
Dutch:
Roestnekgors
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Brunkinnsporv
Norwegian:
Brunkinnspurv
Polish:
ziemnołuszcz rdzawoszyi
Portuguese:
toqui-de-coroa-ferrugínea
Portuguese (Portugal):
toqui-de-nuca-ruiva
Russian:
Рыжешейный тохи
Slovak:
strnádlik škvrnoprsý
Serbian:
Riđoglavi pipilo
Swedish:
rostnackad snårsparv
Ukrainian:
Тауї рудошиїй
Chinese:
锈顶地雀
Chinese (Traditional):
鏽頂地雀鵐


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Kieneria kieneri) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Kieneria kieneri) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Kieneria kieneri) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Kieneria kieneri) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Kieneria kieneri) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Rusty-crowned Ground-sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Rusty-crowned Ground-sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Rusty-crowned Ground-sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Rusty-crowned Ground-sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Rusty-crowned Ground-sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Rusty-crowned Ground-sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Rusty-crowned Ground-sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Rusty-crowned Ground-sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Rusty-crowned Ground-sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Rusty-crowned Ground-sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Rusty-crowned Ground-sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Rusty-crowned Ground-sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Rusty-crowned Ground-sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Rusty-crowned Ground-sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Rusty-crowned Ground-sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Rusty-crowned Ground-sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Rusty-crowned Ground-sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Rusty-crowned Ground-sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Rusty-crowned Ground-sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Tohi de Kiener ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Tohi de Kiener ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements 3rd edition:
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Rusty-crowned Ground Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Rusty-crowned Ground Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Rusty-crowned Ground Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Rusty-crowned Ground Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Rusty-crowned Ground Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Rusty-crowned Ground Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Rusty-crowned Ground Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Rusty-crowned Ground Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Rusty-crowned Ground Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Rusty-crowned Ground Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Rusty-crowned Ground Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Rusty-crowned Ground Sparrow ( Kieneria kieneri) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Rusty-crowned Ground Sparrow ( Kieneria kieneri) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Rusty-crowned Ground-sparrow ( Pyrgisoma kieneri) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Rusty-crowned Ground-sparrow ( Pyrgisoma kieneri) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Rusty-crowned Ground-sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Rusty-crowned Ground-sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Rusty-crowned Ground-sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Melozone kieneri [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Melozone kieneri [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Melozone kieneri [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow ( Melozone kieneri) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Melozone kieneri [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Melozone kieneri [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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

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Catalan: toquí de Kiener
Czech: Pipilo rezavotemenný
Danish: Rustnakket Jordspurv
German: Rostnackenammer, Rostnacken-Ammer, Rostnacken-Grundammer
English: Rusty crowned Ground Sparrow, Rusty-crowned Ground Sparrow, Rusty-crowned Groundsparrow, Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow, Rusty-crowned Sparrow
English, HBW: Rusty-crowned Ground-sparrow
English (IOC): Rusty-crowned Ground Sparrow
English (United States): Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow
Esperanto: Ruĝeckrona melozono
Spanish: Rascador Coronirrufo, Rascador Nuca Canela, Rascador Nuca Rufa, Rascadorcito coronirrufo, Rascadorcito de Corona Rojiza, Toquí Nuquirrufo
Spanish (Spain): Toquí Nuquirrufo
Spanish (HBW): Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow
Spanish (Mexico): Rascador Coronirrufo, Rascador Nuca Canela, rascador nuca rufa, Rascadorcito coronirrufo
Estonian: punakael-maasidrik
Finnish: Ruosteniskasirkku
French: Bruant à nuque rousse, Bruant terrestre à couronne rousse, Tohi de Kiener
Croatian: kestenjastovrati strnadar
Italian: Passero terragnolo caporuggine, Passero terricolo corona rossa
Japanese (romaji): akaeriutashitodo, akagashirashitodo, touhichou
Japanese: アカエリウタシトド, アカガシラシトド, トウヒチョウ
Scientific: Kieneria kieneri, Kieneria kieneri kieneri, Melozone kieneri, Melozone kieneri kieneri, Pyrgisoma kieneri
Lithuanian: Rausvavainikė melozona
Dutch: Roestnekgors
Norwegian Nynorsk: Brunkinnsporv
Norwegian: Brunkinnspurv
Polish: ziemnoluszcz rdzawoszyi, ziemnołuszcz rdzawoszyi
Portuguese: toqui-de-coroa-ferrugínea
Portuguese (Portugal): toqui-de-nuca-ruiva
Russian: Рыжешейная овсянка-чиапа, Рыжешейный тохи
Slovak: strnádlik škvrnoprsý
Serbian: Riđoglavi pipilo
Swedish: rostnackad busksparv, Rostnackad marksparv, rostnackad snårsparv
Turkish: Kızıl tepeli yer serçesi
Ukrainian: Тауї рудошиїй
Chinese: 锈顶地雀
Chinese (Traditional): 鏽頂地雀鵐

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