Five-striped Sparrow (Amphispizopsis quinquestriata)
About the Five-striped Sparrow
The five-striped sparrow (Amphispizopsis quinquestriata) is a medium-sized species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows. It is found in the U. S. state of Arizona and in Mexico. The five-striped sparrow has a complicated taxonomic history. It was formally described in 1868 with the binomial Zonotrichia quinquestriata. It was later reassigned to genus Amphispiza and by 1934 was reassigned to genus Aimophila. In 2010 it was returned to Amphispiza and shared that genus with the black-throated sparrow (A. bilineata). In 2021 a new genus Amphispizopsis was erected for it and most taxonomic systems recognize it as the only species in that genus. However, as of late 2025 BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World retains it in Amphispiza.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 65 recordings for this species: 18 CC BY-NC-SA · 1 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Mexico, United States in the xeno-canto catalogue.
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