Birds of Mexico

    PASSERIFORMES: Passerellidae (New World Sparrows)  
Genus: Aimophila (3 species, 3 worldwide)


Oaxaca Sparrow
Oaxaca Sparrow (Aimophila notosticta) ENDEMIC
Oaxaca, Mexico  
   
Photograph by Matt Grube   © All Rights Reserved.

Oaxaca Sparrow
Oaxaca Sparrow (Aimophila notosticta) ENDEMIC
Teotitlán del Valle-Benito, Juarez Road, Oaxaca, Mexico  
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.

Endemic to arid valleys of Oaxaca, southern Mexico. Similar to the Rufous-crowned Sparrow, but with more black on the face and darker streaking on the back (Athanas).

Rusty Sparrow
Rusty Sparrow (Aimophila rufescens)
Guayabo de Bagaces, Guanacaste, Costa Rica  
   
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez   © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.


Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Rufous-crowned Sparrow (Aimophila ruficeps)
Madera Canyon, Arizona, United States  
   
Photograph by Mick Thompson/Eastside Audubon     Copyright and usage info



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