Oaxaca Sparrow
Aimophila notosticta (Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1868)
Passerellidae — New World Sparrows
Oaxaca Sparrow, Aimophila notosticta, is a passerine in the New World sparrow family and is found in southern Mexico, where it is known from central and northwestern Oaxaca. It lives in dry and semi-dry oak scrub, oak-thorn scrub and open woodland. The bird is a year-round resident. It was first described in 1868 by Sclater and Salvin. Adults of both sexes share the same plumage, with a reddish brown crown marked by fine black streaking and a narrow grey central stripe, plus a greyish brown back with bold black streaks.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Passerellidae — New World Sparrows
- Breeding range
- Middle America: s Mexico
