Black-throated Sparrow

Amphispiza bilineata

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Passerellidae
Genus
Amphispiza
eBird Code
bktspa

Subspecies (9)

  • Amphispiza bilineata bangsi

    southern Baja California (northwestern Mexico)

  • Amphispiza bilineata belvederei

    Isla Cerralvo (Gulf of California)

  • Amphispiza bilineata bilineata

    north-central Texas (USA) to northeastern Mexico (eastern Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas)

  • Amphispiza bilineata cana

    Isla San Estéban (Gulf of California)

  • Amphispiza bilineata deserticola

    arid west-central USA to northern Baja California, islands in Sea of Cortés, and northwestern Chihuahua

  • Amphispiza bilineata grisea

    west-central Mexico (Chihuahua to southern Coahuila, northern Jalisco, and southwestern Tamaulipas)

  • Amphispiza bilineata opuntia

    southeastern Colorado to eastern New Mexico, western Texas, and northwestern Coahuila

  • Amphispiza bilineata pacifica

    arid northwestern Mexico (southern Sonora, northern Sinaloa, and Isla Tiburón)

  • Amphispiza bilineata tortugae

    Isla La Tortuga (Gulf of California)

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.