Five-striped sparrow

Five-striped sparrow
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Emberizidae
Genus: Amphispiza
Species: A. quinquestriata
Binomial name
Amphispiza quinquestriata
(Sclater & Salvin, 1868)
Subspecies

Amphispiza quinquestriata quinquestriata
Amphispiza quinquestriata septentrionalis

The five-striped sparrow (Amphispiza quinquestriata) is a medium-sized sparrow.

This passerine bird is primarily found along the eastern Gulf of California region and Pacific region of mainland western Mexico, with a breeding range that extends into the southern tip of the U.S. state of Arizona, the Sierra Madre Occidental mountain range containing the Madrean sky islands, of southeastern Arizona, extreme southwestern New Mexico, and northern Sonora.

This species is a regular victim of cowbird nest parasites.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Amphispiza quinquestriata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.

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