Pectoral Sparrow
Photo: Hector Bottai · CC BY-SA 4.0

New World Sparrows

Pectoral Sparrow

Arremon taciturnus

LCLeast Concern
Family
New World Sparrows (Passerellidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

The pectoral sparrow (Arremon taciturnus) is a small species of New World sparrow first described in 1779 by Georges-Louis Leclerc. It has two subspecies. Like other sparrows in its family Arremon, it has pale green-to-olive wings, a distinctive black band going across its breast, however in subspecies nigrirostris it is not continuous and instead breaks in the center. It is found throughout southeastern South America, in subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.