Stripe-headed Sparrow
Peucaea ruficauda(Bonaparte, CLJL, 1853)
English (US) Stripe-headed Sparrow
The Stripe-headed Sparrow (Peucaea ruficauda) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Passerellidae (New World Sparrows) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Peucaea ruficauda
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Stripe-headed Sparrow
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1853)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Peucaea ruficauda acuminata
- Peucaea ruficauda lawrencii
- Peucaea ruficauda connectens
- Peucaea ruficauda ruficauda
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Chondestes ruficauda
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1853)
- Type locality
- Nicaragua.
- Original description
- Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences 37 p.918
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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