Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow - BirdForum Opus

Photo by Peter R. Bono
Playa Huuctleo, 40km e. of Huatulco, Oaxaca, Mexico, July 2009

Alternative name: Sumichrast's Sparrow

Peucaea sumichrasti

Aimophila sumichrasti

Identification

17.5 cm

• Greyish-brown upperparts, streaked black
• Rufous crown
• Grey median stripe
• Pale grey underparts
• White belly
• Cinnamon flanks and undertail
• Black moustache and malar stripe
• Grey ear coverts

Photo by Peter R. Bono
Playa Huuctleo, 40km e. of Huatulco, Oaxaca, Mexico, July 2009

Distribution

Small range in Pacific slope at isthmus of southern Mexico.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Was formerly placed in genus Aimophila.

Habitat

Arid plains and scrub to 900m.

Behaviour

Usually in pairs or small flocks. Active at dawn, but difficult to see during the rest of the day.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
2. 51st supplement to the AOU checklist of North American birds
3. Howell & Webb, 1995. A guide to the birds of Mexico and northern Central America. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198540124
4. BirdLife International

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cinnamon-tailed_Sparrow

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