Birds of Costa Rica

    PASSERIFORMES: Passerellidae (New World Sparrows)  
Genus: Peucaea (2 species, 8 worldwide)


Botteri's Sparrow
Botteri's Sparrow (Peucaea botterii vulcanica)
Parque Nacional Volcan Rincon de La Vieja, Costa Rica
  Botteri's Sparrow is browner (less red) in Costa Rica than further north in its range.
   
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez   © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.



Stripe-headed Sparrow
Stripe-headed Sparrow (Peucaea ruficauda)
Carretera Volcán de Fuego, Jalisco, Mexico  
   
Photograph by Matt Grube   © All Rights Reserved.

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