Rufous-crowned Sparrow Aimophila ruficeps Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (20)
- Subspecies (12)
Paul W. Collins
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 1999
Text last updated January 1, 1999
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | sit coronat |
| Dutch | Roestkruingors |
| English | Rufous-crowned Sparrow |
| English (United States) | Rufous-crowned Sparrow |
| French | Tohi à calotte fauve |
| French (France) | Tohi à calotte fauve |
| German | Rostscheitelammer |
| Icelandic | Kolltittlingur |
| Japanese | ズアカスズメモドキ |
| Norwegian | rustkronespurv |
| Polish | gajówek rdzawołbisty |
| Russian | Рыжешапочная овсянка |
| Serbian | Riđokapi pipilo |
| Slovak | strnádlik skalný |
| Spanish | Chingolo Coronirrufo |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Zacatonero Corona Canela |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chingolo coronirrufo |
| Swedish | rostkronad sparv |
| Turkish | Pas Alınlı Serçe |
| Ukrainian | Пінсон рудоголовий |
Aimophila ruficeps (Cassin, 1852)
PROTONYM:
Ammodromus ruficeps
Cassin, 1852. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 6, p.184.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Calaveras River [east of Stockton], California.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- AIMOPHILA
- aimophila / aimophilus
- ruficeps
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Rufous-crowned Sparrow
