Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (32)
- Subspecies (2)
John W. Martin and Jimmie R. Parrish
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2000
Text last updated January 1, 2000
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | sit arlequí |
| Czech | strnádka travní |
| Danish | Lærkespurv |
| Dutch | Roodoorgors |
| English | Lark Sparrow |
| English (United States) | Lark Sparrow |
| French | Bruant à joues marron |
| French (France) | Bruant à joues marron |
| German | Rainammer |
| Greek | Κορυδαλλοτσίχλονο |
| Hebrew | גיבתונית לבנת-גבה |
| Hungarian | Pacsirtasármány |
| Icelandic | Nóntittlingur |
| Japanese | ヒバリヒメドリ |
| Lithuanian | Misisipinė žvirbliastartė |
| Norwegian | lerkespurv |
| Polish | trawiarczyk |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Escrevedeira-arlequim |
| Romanian | Presură de stol cu cap pestriț |
| Russian | Прерийная овсянка |
| Serbian | Ševoliki strnad |
| Slovak | strnádlik harlekýnsky |
| Spanish | Chingolo Arlequín |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Sabanero Arlequín |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Gorrión de uñas largas |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Gorrión Oreja Rufa |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Gorrión Arlequín |
| Spanish (Panama) | Gorrión Arlequín |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chingolo arlequín |
| Swedish | lärksparv |
| Turkish | Toygar Serçesi |
| Ukrainian | Потюк |
Chondestes grammacus (Say, 1822)
PROTONYM:
Fringilla grammaca
Say, 1822. Account of an expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains, performed in the years 1819 and '20, by order of the Hon. J. C. Calhoun, Sec'y of War: under the command of Major Stephen H. Long. From the notes of Major Long, Mr. T. Say, and other gentlemen of the exploring party 1, p.139,note dP.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Belief ontaine, 4 miles from mouth of Missouri River, Missouri.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CHONDESTES
- grammaca / grammacus
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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 Lark Sparrow
