Stripe-headed Sparrow (Peucaea ruficauda)
About the Stripe-headed Sparrow
The stripe-headed sparrow (Peucaea ruficauda) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows. It is found from Mexico to Costa Rica. The stripe-headed sparrow was formally described in 1853 with the binomial Chondestes ruficauda. It was later reassigned to genus Aimophila. Genus Peucaea had earlier been merged into Aimophila; in 2010 taxonomic systems began restoring Peucaea to generic status and moved the stripe-headed sparrow and several other species from Aimophila to it. The stripe-headed sparrow's further taxonomic history is unsettled. The International Ornithologists' Union, AviList, and BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World assign it these four subspecies: P. r. acuminata (Salvin & Godman, 1886) P. r. lawrencii (Salvin & Godman, 1886)
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 72 recordings for this species: 7 CC BY-NC-ND · 6 CC BY-NC-SA. 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 Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Bachman's SparrowPeucaea aestivalisrecording
- Botteri's SparrowPeucaea botteriirecording
- Cassin's SparrowPeucaea cassiniirecording
- Rufous-winged SparrowPeucaea carpalisrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.