| Five-striped sparrow | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Passerellidae |
| Genus: | Amphispizopsis Wolters, 1980 |
| Species: | A. quinquestriata |
| Binomial name | |
| Amphispizopsis quinquestriata (Sclater, PL &Salvin, 1868) | |
| Subspecies | |
Amphispizopsis quinquestriata quinquestriata | |
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| Synonyms | |
Amphispiza quinquestriata | |
Thefive-striped sparrow (Amphispizopsis quinquestriata) is a medium-sizedsparrow. It is the only member of the genusAmphispizopsis. It was formerly classified in the genusAmphispiza with theblack-throated sparrow (Amphispiza bilineata).
Thispasserinebird is primarily found along the easternGulf of California region andPacific region of mainland westernMexico, with a breeding range that extends into the southern tip of theU.S. state ofArizona,[2] theSierra Madre Occidental mountain range containing theMadrean sky islands, of southeastern Arizona, extreme southwesternNew Mexico, and northernSonora. The species was first recorded breeding in the US in 1950s and remains a rare breeding bird.[3]
This species is a regular host ofcowbirdnest parasites.
The five-stripped sparrow favours steep brushy hillsides in canyon regions.[3]
This species often forages on the ground, looking for small seeds and insects. In the summer, the species diet shifts more towards insects such as caterpillars.[3]
