Stripe-headed Sparrow

This common bird is found in lowlands up to 1800 m altitude in the north of its range, and 800 m in Costa Rica. Its habitat is brushy savanna, scrubby second growth and woodland edges, but it avoids the forest interior.

The Stripe-headed Sparrow is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

* Stripe-headed Sparrow, American sparrow which breeds from north central Mexico to Costa Rica Disambig gray.svg This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia. More

The Stripe-headed Sparrow, Aimophila ruficauda, is an American sparrow which breeds from Pacific coastal southwestern Mexico, including the transverse ranges, Cordillera Neovolcanica to pacific coastal northern Costa Rica. This common bird is found in lowlands up to 1800 m altitude in the north of its range, and 800 m in Costa Rica. Its habitat is brushy savanna, scrubby second growth and woodland edges, but it avoids the forest interior. More

also hope to determine how stripe-headed sparrows became so unique. Other projects: = Song learning and signaling in Song Sparrows (Melospiza melodia) University of Washington, Beecher Lab How social environment influences song learning in song sparrows. Vocal performance in Banded Wrens (Thryothorus pleurostictus) Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology and Cornell University, Vehrencamp Lab Acoustic signaling in Thryothorus pleurostictus in Costa Rica. More

The Stripe-headed Sparrow is a large, long-tailed species, 15.5-18 cm long and weighing up to 35 g. The adult has a black head with broad white stripes on the crown and above each eye. The nape is narrowly grey and the rest of the upperparts are pale brown, streaked with black on the back, but unstreaked and more buff on the rump and tail. The shoulders are rufous and the wing feathers have buff edging. More

Stripe-headed Sparrow (Aimophila ruficauda) by Robin Carter. More