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| − | {{ | + | [[Image:Bridled Sparrow Oaxaca Valley 3 dpp ps.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Photo © by {{user|bajadreamer|bajadreamer}}<br />Oaxaca Valley, [[Mexico]], December 2018]] |
| − | ;Aimophila mystacalis | + | ;[[:Category:Peucaea|Peucaea]] mystacalis |
| + | ''Aimophila mystacalis'' | ||
| + | ==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== | ||
| + | Central plateau of [[Mexico]] (Puebla to Oaxaca). | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>. | ||
| + | Was formerly placed in genus ''[[:Category:Aimophila|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== | ||
| + | #{{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}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch| | + | {{GSearch|Sparrow+mystacalis}} |
| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category: | + | [[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
