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Olive Sparrow
Arremonops rufivirgatus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Green-backed SparrowArremonops chloronotus
Black-striped SparrowArremonops conirostris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Rufous-crowned SparrowAimophila ruficeps
Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina
Botteri's SparrowPeucaea botterii
Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayi
Bronzed CowbirdMolothrus aeneus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 141,085 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 141,083 |
| Mexico | 1,226 |
| Nuevo Leon | 315 |
| Oaxaca | 262 |
| Yucatan | 197 |
| Tamaulipas | 123 |
| Chiapas | 91 |
| Costa Rica | 69 |
| Quintana Roo | 59 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Dietary
- OmnivoreFeeds on both plants and animalsBIRDBASE avian traits database
Group and habits
- Shrub nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in shrubs.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Dome nestingListed by a harvested source as building dome nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Brood-parasite hostListed by a harvested source as a host of brood parasites.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | New World Sparrows · Passerellidae |
| Genus | Olive Sparrows and Allies · Arremonops |
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Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Olive Sparrow with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.