Henslow's sparrow

Henslow's sparrow
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Passerellidae
Genus: Centronyx
Species:
C. henslowii
Binomial name
Centronyx henslowii
(Audubon, 1829)
Subspecies
  • C. h. henslowii (Audubon, 1829) – western Henslow's sparrow
  • C. h. susurrans (Brewster, 1918) – eastern Henslow's sparrow
Synonyms
  • Passerherbulus henslowii
  • Nemospiza henslowii susurrans
    Brewster, 1918
  • Ammodramus henslowii

Henslow's sparrow (Centronyx henslowii) is a passerine bird in the family Passerellidae. It was named by John James Audubon in honor of John Stevens Henslow. It was originally classified in the genus Emberiza and called Henslow's bunting.[2]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2021). "Passerculus henslowii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T22721138A189208786. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22721138A189208786.en. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Audubon's Birds of America". www.audubon.org. Retrieved 3 June 2019.

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