Henslow’s Sparrow / Centronyx henslowii
WBN 
Henslow's Sparrow
SCI Name:
Protonym: Emberiza henslowii BirdsAm. 1 pl.70 Orn.Biogr. 1 p.360
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Passerellidae / Centronyx
Taxonomy Code: henspa
Type Locality: opposite Cincinnati, in state of Kentucky.
Author: Audubon
Publish Year: 1829
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
Centronyx
(Passerellidae; syn. Passerculus † Baird's Sparrow P. bairdii) Gr. κεντρον kentron spur; ονυξ onux, ονυχος onukhos claw; "CENTRONYX, Baird. ... Hind toe very large; the claw rather longer than its digit, and in its elongation resembling Plectrophanes, but more curved; the digit and claw together rather longer than the middle toe and claw" (Baird 1858); "Centronyx Baird, Rep. Pacif. R. R. Surv., 9, p. 440, 1858—type, by monotypy, Emberiza bairdii Audubon." (Hellmayr, 1938, Cat. Birds Americas, Pt. XI, p. 494).
Var. Centhronyx.
henslowii
Revd. John Stevens Henslow (1796-1861) English botanist, naturalist (Passerculus).
SUBSPECIES
Henslow's Sparrow (susurrans)
SCI Name: Centronyx henslowii susurrans
susurrans
L. susurrans, susurrantis whispering < susurrare to whisper.
Henslow's Sparrow (henslowii)
SCI Name: Centronyx henslowii henslowii
henslowii
Revd. John Stevens Henslow (1796-1861) English botanist, naturalist (Passerculus).
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, mispellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
