Birds of the World


Oaxaca Sparrow (Aimophila notosticta) Range: MA: s Mexico Oaxaca, Mexico
Photograph by Matt Grube © All Rights Reserved.


Oaxaca Sparrow (Aimophila notosticta) Range: MA: s Mexico Teotitlán del Valle-Benito, Juarez Road, Oaxaca, Mexico
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas) © All Rights Reserved.

Endemic to arid valleys of Oaxaca, southern Mexico. Similar to the Rufous-crowned Sparrow, but with more black on the face and darker streaking on the back (Athanas).


Rusty Sparrow (Aimophila rufescens) Range: MA: nw Mexico to nw Costa Rica Guayabo de Bagaces, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.


Rufous-crowned Sparrow (Aimophila ruficeps) Range: NA, MA: sc, sw USA and Mexico Madera Canyon, Arizona, United States
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