Pectoral sparrow

Pectoral sparrow
Pectoral Sparrow in Rio Formoso, Pernambuco, Brazil
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Passerellidae
Genus: Arremon
Species:
A. taciturnus
Binomial name
Arremon taciturnus
(Hermann, 1783)
Synonyms
  • Tanagra taciturna Hermann, 1783

The pectoral sparrow (Arremon taciturnus) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. The yellow-mandibled sparrow was formerly considered as a subspecies.