Black-striped Sparrow
Arremonops conirostris
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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Green-backed Sparrow
Arremonops chloronotus
The 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). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a mostly slate gray head with wide black or brownish black strips on each side of the crown, a black or brownish spot in front of the eye, and a long black or brownish stripe behind the eye. Their upperparts, tail, and wings are bright olive green with canary yellow on the edge of the wings. Voice: The subspecies of the green-backed sparrow have different songs. That of the nominate is "of even pace...with well-spaced song elements, sit-cheet-sueew-sueew-sueew-sueww-sueww or a slightly faster sueet!-wip-seet!-chew-chew-chew-chew-chew-chew-chew-chew-chew-chew-chew". That of subspecies A. c.
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