Cabanis’s Ground Sparrow
Melozone cabanisi
NTNear Threatened Endemic to Costa Rica
- Family
- New World Sparrows (Passerellidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
Cabanis's ground sparrow (Melozone cabanisi) or the Costa Rican ground sparrow is a Near Threatened species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows. It is endemic to Costa Rica.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Highlands of central Costa Rica.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Continents
Countries
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Cabanis's ground sparrow
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
