- Arremonops conirostris
Identification
16.5 cm
- Grey head
- Broad black stripes each side of crown
- Narrower black eye- stripes
- Olive upperparts
- Yellow on the bend of the wing
- Dull white underparts becoming greyish on the breast sides
- Olive lower belly
Young birds
- Yellowish head with brown stripes
- Brownish-olive upperparts
- Yellow-olive underparts
Distribution
Central and South America
Central America: Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
South America: Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Brazil
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
There are 5 subspecies:
- A. c. richmondi:
- Tropical eastern Honduras to Nicaragua, Costa Rica and western Panama
- A. c. striaticeps:
- A. c. inexpectatus:
- Colombia (arid upper Magdalena Valley)
- A. c. conirostris:
- A. c. umbrinus:
An additional subspecies viridicatus is not accepted by most authorities[2].
Habitat
Mountain rainforest, secondary forests and forest edges, thickets, fields, plantations and gardens. At heights around 1500 m.
Behaviour
Breeding
The female builds a large domed nest from coarse vegetation; it has a wide side entrance. The clutch consists of 2 white eggs which are incubated by the female for 12-14 days.
Diet
The diet includes insects, spiders, seeds and berries. They will visit ground feeders.
Voice
The song is an accelerating series of short notes starting very slowly but reaching a crescendo; the pitch is even or may increase slightly at the end.
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Recording by NJLarsen in Rancho Naturalista, Costa Rica. Bird is subspecies intermedius
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-striped Sparrow. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-striped_Sparrow