Rusty Sparrow

Aimophila rufescens

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Passerellidae
Genus
Aimophila
eBird Code
russpa1

Subspecies (7)

  • Aimophila rufescens antonensis

    arid northwestern Mexico (Sierra de San Antonio of north-central Sonora)

  • Aimophila rufescens discolor

    southern Belize to northeastern Guatemala, northern Honduras, and northeastern Nicaragua

  • Aimophila rufescens hypaethra

    Pacific slope of northwestern Costa Rica (Cordillera de Guanacaste)

  • Aimophila rufescens mcleodii

    northwestern Mexico (eastern Sonora and western Chihuahua to northern Sinaloa and western Durango)

  • Aimophila rufescens pectoralis

    southern Mexico (Chiapas) to cordillera of western Guatemala and El Salvador

  • Aimophila rufescens pyrgitoides

    northeastern Mexico (southern Tamaulipas) to Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador

  • Aimophila rufescens rufescens

    western Mexico (southern Sinaloa to Colima, Oaxaca, southern Puebla, and southwestern Chiapas)

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.