(First image added. References updated) |
(All sections now started. References updated. Incomplete gone) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | |||
[[Image:Bridled Sparrow Oaxaca Valley 3 dpp ps.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Photo © by {{user|bajadreamer|bajadreamer}}<br />Oaxaca Valley, [[Mexico]], December 2018]] | [[Image:Bridled Sparrow Oaxaca Valley 3 dpp ps.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Photo © by {{user|bajadreamer|bajadreamer}}<br />Oaxaca Valley, [[Mexico]], December 2018]] | ||
;[[:Category:Peucaea|Peucaea]] mystacalis | ;[[:Category:Peucaea|Peucaea]] mystacalis | ||
''Aimophila mystacalis'' | ''Aimophila mystacalis'' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 15–16·5 cm (6-6½ in) | |
| + | *Grey crown and nape, with faint darker streaks | ||
| + | *Grey face sides | ||
| + | *White [[Dictionary_P-S#S|supraloral]] stripe | ||
| + | *Broken eye ring | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Central plateau of [[Mexico]] (Puebla to Oaxaca). | Central plateau of [[Mexico]] (Puebla to Oaxaca). | ||
| Line 13: | Line 16: | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Semi-open scub, thickets, grassy clearings and thorn forests. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | ====Diet==== | |
| + | Their diet consists of seeds, insects and spiders, also some fruits. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | They construct a cup nest from dry grass and twigs. They line it with fine grass and hair. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
#{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#[http://www.bioone.org/doi/pdf/10.1525/auk.2010.127.3.726 51st supplement to the AOU checklist of North American birds] | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#[http://www.bioone.org/doi/pdf/10.1525/auk.2010.127.3.726 51st supplement to the AOU checklist of North American birds] | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2019) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch| | + | {{GSearch|Sparrow+mystacalis}} |
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Peucaea]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Peucaea]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:05, 24 March 2019
- Peucaea mystacalis
Aimophila mystacalis
Identification
15–16·5 cm (6-6½ in)
- Grey crown and nape, with faint darker streaks
- Grey face sides
- White supraloral stripe
- Broken eye ring
Distribution
Central plateau of Mexico (Puebla to Oaxaca).
Taxonomy
Was formerly placed in genus Aimophila.
Habitat
Semi-open scub, thickets, grassy clearings and thorn forests.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of seeds, insects and spiders, also some fruits.
Breeding
They construct a cup nest from dry grass and twigs. They line it with fine grass and hair.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- 51st supplement to the AOU checklist of North American birds
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2019)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Bridled Sparrow. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bridled_Sparrow
