Henslow's sparrow

Henslow's sparrow
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific 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.

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