Stripe-headed Sparrow

Peucaea ruficauda

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Passerellidae
Genus
Peucaea
eBird Code
sthspa1

Vocalizations

David Umanzor · CC_BY_4_0
Nestor Herrera · CC_BY_4_0
Nestor Herrera · CC_BY_4_0

Subspecies (4)

  • Peucaea ruficauda acuminata

    arid northwestern Mexico (southern Durango to southeastern Guerrero and southern Puebla)

  • Peucaea ruficauda connectens

    eastern Guatemala (arid valley of Río Motagua)

  • Peucaea ruficauda lawrencii

    Mexico south of Isthmus of Tehuántepec (Oaxaca and western Chiapas)

  • Peucaea ruficauda ruficauda

    southeastern Guatemala and El Salvador southward to northwestern Costa Rica

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.