About the Black-striped Sparrow
The black-striped sparrow is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows. It is found from Honduras south to Ecuador and Brazil. There are also unconfirmed reports in Peru.
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The black-striped sparrow is about 16.5 cm (6.5 in) long and weighs 26 to 42 g (0.92 to 1.5 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies A. c. conirostris have a mostly gray head with wide black stripes on each side of the crown and a thin black strip through the eye. Their upperparts, tail, and wings are olive-green with yellow at the bend of the wing. Their throat is whitish, their breast and sides pale gray, their belly whitish, and their lower flanks and undertail coverts washed with olive-buff. Voice: The black-striped sparrow's song in Honduras is described as "several rich calls before accelerating into a longer series, wareep-weep!-warih-weep!-chu-chu-chu-chu-chu'chu'chu'chu'chu'chu'chu'tu'tu'tu'tu'tu'tu'tu'tu-weep!". In Venezuela it has at least three songs, "a slow, measured wü...
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What the Black-striped Sparrow sounds like
Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in March · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Olive SparrowArremonops rufivirgatusThe olive sparrow is about 12 to 14 cm (4.7 to 5.5 in) long and weighs 15 to 30 g (0.53 to 1.1 oz).
Green-backed SparrowArremonops chloronotusThe green-backed sparrow is 15 to 16 cm (5.9 to 6.3 in) long and weighs 24 to 31 g (0.85 to 1.1 oz).
Tocuyo SparrowArremonops tocuyensisThe Tocuyo sparrow is 13 to 14 cm (5.1 to 5.5 in) long.
Side by side: Black-striped Sparrow vs Olive Sparrow
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