The orange-billed sparrow (Arremon aurantiirostris) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae. In Central America it is found in Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama. In northwestern South America the orange-billed sparrow is found in Colombia, Ecuador and northern Peru. The species are black and as the name suggests, have an orange bill.[2] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Passerellidae |
| Genus: | Arremon |
| Species: | A. aurantiirostris
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| Arremon aurantiirostris Lafresnaye, 1847
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References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Arremon aurantiirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22721367A137027956. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22721367A137027956.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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Further reading
edit- Skutch, Alexander F. (1954). "Orange-billed sparrow" (PDF). Life Histories of Central American Birds. Pacific Coast Avifauna, Number 31. Berkeley, California: Cooper Ornithological Society. pp. 94–100.
External links
edit- Orange-billed sparrow photo gallery VIREO Photo
- Photo; Article chandra.as.utexas.edu
