Order: Passeriformes | Family: Passerellidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Mato Grosso, Brazil
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Mato Grosso, Brazil
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Mato Grosso, Brazil
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Mato Grosso, Brazil
Status: The Grassland Sparrow is fairly common but very local. It is known to occur in Junin and in Pampas del Heath. It is now colonizing newly created open habitats in cities and towns in Madre de Dios. The Grassland Sparrow also occurs in Co, Br, and Bo.
Name in Spanish: Gorrión de Pajonal.
Sub-species: Grassland Sparrow (Ammodramus humeralis xanthornus), Gould, 1839.
Meaning of Name: Ammodramus: Gr. Ammos= sand and dromos= -racer, runner, to run;
humeralis: L. humeralis= of the shoulders, umerus= shoulders.

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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 03/01/2016.