Birds of the World

    PASSERIFORMES: Passerellidae (New World Sparrows)  
Genus: Arremonops (4 species)


Green-backed Sparrow
Green-backed Sparrow (Arremonops chloronotus chloronotus)
Range: MA: se Mexico to Honduras
Camino Vigia Chico, Quintana Roo, Mexico  
   
Photograph by Matt Grube   © All Rights Reserved.

Very similar to the Olive Sparrow, and best identified by voice or range.

Black-striped Sparrow
Black-striped Sparrow (Arremonops conirostris)
Range: MA, SA: Honduras to n Brazil
Rancho Margot, Arenal, Costa Rica  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Olive Sparrow
Olive Sparrow (Arremonops rufivirgatus superciliosus)
Range: NA, MA: s Texas to Costa Rica
Parque Nac Lomas de Barbudal, Guanacaste, Costa Rica  
   
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez   © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.


Tocuyo Sparrow
Tocuyo Sparrow (Arremonops tocuyensis)
Range: SA: Colombia and Venezuela
Los Flamencos Wildlife Sanctuary, Camarones, La Guajira, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

A desert species most closely related to the Black-striped Sparrow


© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba