How do you identify a Tumbes Sparrow?

The Tumbes sparrow is a medium-sized sparrow some 14.5 cm (5.7 in) long. Full identification notes are on this page.

How big is a Tumbes Sparrow?

The Tumbes Sparrow is a small sized bird weighing about 26 g.

Where can you see a Tumbes Sparrow?

The Tumbes Sparrow occurs in 2 countries, including Peru and Ecuador.

What does a Tumbes Sparrow sound like?

You can listen to 2 field recordings of the Tumbes Sparrow on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.

What birds look similar to a Tumbes Sparrow?

The Tumbes Sparrow is most easily confused with the Yungas Sparrow and the Chaco Sparrow.

Is the Tumbes Sparrow endangered?

The Tumbes Sparrow is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Tumbes Sparrow

Rhynchospiza stolzmanni

New World Sparrows · Passeriformes · Rare

The Tumbes Sparrow (Rhynchospiza stolzmanni) is a rare new world sparrow found in 2 countries, weighing about 26 g. The Tumbes sparrow is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae found in Ecuador and Peru.

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Tumbes Sparrow (Rhynchospiza stolzmanni), photo 1 — Photo: Manuel Roncal · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Tumbes Sparrow (Rhynchospiza stolzmanni), photo 2 — Photo: Manuel Roncal · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Tumbes Sparrow (Rhynchospiza stolzmanni), photo 3 — Photo: Tristan Jobin · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Tumbes Sparrow

The Tumbes sparrow is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae found in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

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How to identify it

The Tumbes sparrow is a medium-sized sparrow some 14.5 cm (5.7 in) long. The beak is broad and conical, with the upper mandible blackish and the lower mandible horn-coloured. The head has a grey crown with a lateral chestnut stripe that continues as far as the nape, a white superciliary stripe and a brown eyestripe. The upper parts are greyish-brown, shaded with buff, and boldly streaked with black. The wings are blackish-brown with pale edges to the feathers.

What the Tumbes Sparrow sounds like

Recording: Niels Krabbe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Where it lives

Peru Ecuador

When to see it

The Tumbes Sparrow can be seen all year round, with peak activity in November. It is a resident species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a Tumbes Sparrow?: The Tumbes sparrow is a medium-sized sparrow some 14.5 cm (5.7 in) long. Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a Tumbes Sparrow?: The Tumbes Sparrow is a small sized bird weighing about 26 g.
Where can you see a Tumbes Sparrow?: The Tumbes Sparrow occurs in 2 countries, including Peru and Ecuador.
What does a Tumbes Sparrow sound like?: You can listen to 2 field recordings of the Tumbes Sparrow on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.
What birds look similar to a Tumbes Sparrow?: The Tumbes Sparrow is most easily confused with the Yungas Sparrow and the Chaco Sparrow.
Is the Tumbes Sparrow endangered?: The Tumbes Sparrow is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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