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Rusty-crowned Ground Sparrow - BirdForum Opus

Revision as of 17:28, 3 March 2008 by Kits (talk | contribs)
Photo by Glen Tepke
Mismaloya, Jalisco, Mexico, 18 January 2008
Melozone kieneri

Identification

16cm. Head patterned dark grey, white and rufous, large black breast spot, white underparts, olive green upperparts.

Distribution

Endemic to western Mexico, from southern Sonora to northwestern Oaxaca.

Taxonomy

Habitat

Dry forests and high-altitude shrubland.

Behaviour

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