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Saffron-billed Sparrow
Arremon flavirostris Swainson, 1838
Passerellidae — New World Sparrows
Saffron-billed Sparrow, Arremon flavirostris, is a passerine of south-eastern and south-central South America, breeding in Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia and Argentina. It belongs to the New World sparrows and was described by Swainson in 1838. The bird is named for its striking orange bill. Adults show a black head with a white line above the eye, a grey neck, green upperparts and a white underside marked by a narrow black band across the upper chest. Females are duller, with buff underparts and brown flanks, and juveniles are also less vivid.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Passerellidae — New World Sparrows
- Breeding range
- South America: se, sc
