Five-striped Sparrow

Amphispizopsis quinquestriata (Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1868)

Five-striped Sparrow, Amphispizopsis quinquestriata, is a passerine of north-west and west Mexico, with breeding also in south-western Arizona. It belongs to the New World sparrows and is the only species placed in its genus by most modern systems. The bird is linked to rocky slopes and canyon sides with thick low scrub, and in Mexico it also uses steep hillsides in tropical deciduous forest and some flatter ground. It is a resident across its range, though some birds in Arizona and far northern Mexico move south after the breeding season.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Passerellidae — New World Sparrows

Breeding range

Middle America: nw, w Mexico