How do you identify a Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow?

The cinnamon-tailed sparrow is 14.5 to 16.5 cm (5.7 to 6.5 in) long and weighs 23 to 30 g (0.81 to 1.1 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.

How big is a Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow?

The Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow is a small sized bird weighing about 29 g.

Where can you see a Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow?

The Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow is endemic to Mexico, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow?

The Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow is most easily confused with the Black-chested Sparrow, the Bridled Sparrow and the Botteri's Sparrow.

Is the Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow endangered?

The Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow

Peucaea sumichrasti

New World Sparrows · Passeriformes · Rare

The Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow (Peucaea sumichrasti) is a rare new world sparrow found only in Mexico, weighing about 29 g. The cinnamon-tailed sparrow is a Near Threatened species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows.

Near ThreatenedRareEndemicEats omnivoreshrubland29 g

Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow (Peucaea sumichrasti), photo 1 — Photo: (c) Tereso Hernández Morales, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow (Peucaea sumichrasti), photo 2 — Photo: (c) Dan Riley, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow (Peucaea sumichrasti), photo 3 — Photo: (c) Blair Dudeck, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow (Peucaea sumichrasti), photo 4 — Photo: (c) Christoph Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow (Peucaea sumichrasti), photo 5 — Photo: (c) Christoph Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow (Peucaea sumichrasti), photo 6 — Photo: (c) Eric Hernández Molina, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow (Peucaea sumichrasti), photo 7 — Photo: (c) Tereso Hernández Morales, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow (Peucaea sumichrasti), photo 8 — Photo: (c) Tereso Hernández Morales, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow (Peucaea sumichrasti), photo 9 — Photo: (c) Dan Vickers, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow (Peucaea sumichrasti), photo 10 — Photo: (c) Nigel Voaden, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow

The cinnamon-tailed sparrow is a Near Threatened species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows. It is endemic to Mexico.

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How to identify it

The cinnamon-tailed sparrow is 14.5 to 16.5 cm (5.7 to 6.5 in) long and weighs 23 to 30 g (0.81 to 1.1 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a chesnut brown crown with a thin gray stripe down its middle and black streaks on the brown. Their nape and most of their face are light gray with black lores, a wide whitish supercilium, a white crescent below the eye, and a dark brown stripe behind the eye. Their back and scapulars are light brown to grayish brown with wide black streaks. Their uppertail coverts and tail are cinnamon. Voice: The cinnamon-tailed sparrow's song is "a short, chipping series, often with 1-3 introductory notes, bzz, bzz, bzz t-chip-ichip tip-i-see, or tik ssiu chi-chi-chit, or spi spi speen chi-chi-chi-chi, etc. the 2nd part louder and fuller".

Where it lives

Mexico

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, July, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in March. It is a resident species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow?: The cinnamon-tailed sparrow is 14.5 to 16.5 cm (5.7 to 6.5 in) long and weighs 23 to 30 g (0.81 to 1.1 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow?: The Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow is a small sized bird weighing about 29 g.
Where can you see a Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow?: The Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow is endemic to Mexico, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow?: The Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow is most easily confused with the Black-chested Sparrow, the Bridled Sparrow and the Botteri's Sparrow.
Is the Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow endangered?: The Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

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