Timberline sparrow
Subspecies of bird
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The timberline sparrow (Spizella breweri taverneri) is a taxonomically controversial American sparrow. Usually treated as a subspecies of Brewer's sparrow, it is considered a distinct species Spizella taverneri by some authorities.[who?] While the timberline sparrow recognizably differs in some details, there is little reproductive isolation between the taxa.[citation needed]
| Timberline sparrow | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Passerellidae |
| Genus: | Spizella |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | S. b. taverneri |
| Trinomial name | |
| Spizella breweri taverneri Swarth & Brooks, 1925 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Spizella taverneri | |
When it was still considered a species, it was listed as being of least concern by the IUCN.[2]