Gorrión chapulín vs Sabanero Cejiamarillo

Ammodramus savannarum compared with Ammodramus aurifrons

Key Differences

• Gorrión chapulín is Critically Endangered while Sabanero Cejiamarillo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gorrión chapulín	Sabanero Cejiamarillo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Passeriformes (paseriformes)	Passeriformes (paseriformes)
Family same	Passerellidae	Passerellidae
Genus same	Ammodramus	Ammodramus
Species	Ammodramus savannarum	Ammodramus aurifrons

Evolutionary Relationship

Gorrión chapulín and Sabanero Cejiamarillo share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ammodramus.

Conservation Status

Gorrión chapulín

CR — Critically Endangered

Sabanero Cejiamarillo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gorrión chapulín	Sabanero Cejiamarillo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gorrión chapulín

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Sabanero Cejiamarillo

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Sabanero Cejiamarillo

El gorrión de ceja amarilla (Ammodramus aurifrons) está clasificado como Preocupación Menor (LC) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Es un pequeño paseriforme que habita pastizales, praderas y arrozales de las cuencas del Amazonas y del Orinoco en América del Sur, con una amplia distribución y una población estable.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway