Five-striped Sparrow - BirdForum Opus

Subspecies septentrionalis
Photo by Brian Hubbs
Box Canyon, Pima Co, Arizona, USA, August 2017

Amphispizopsis quinquestriata

Aimophila quinquestriata

Identification

13–16 cm (5-6¼ in)

• Brownish-grey crown, nape and sides of face
• White supercilium
• Black sub-moustachial stripe

Distribution

Arizona-Mexico border south locally to western Mexico.

Taxonomy

Was formerly placed in genus Aimophila.

Subspecies

Polytypic: two subspecies are recognized^[1]:

• A. q. septentrionalis:

• Southern Arizona to north-western Mexico (Sonora and western Chihuahua to central Sinaloa)

• A. q. quinquestriata:

• Arid western Mexico (northern Jalisco)

Habitat

Arid plains, thick desert scrub, tropical deciduous woodland.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists of seeds, fruit and insects, including caterpillars, moths and grasshoppers.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. 51st supplement to the AOU checklist of North American birds
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2017)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Five-striped Sparrow. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Five-striped_Sparrow

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