Stripe-headed sparrow
species of bird
The stripe-headed sparrow (Peucaea ruficauda) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows. It is found from Mexico to Costa Rica.
Taxonomy and systematics
The stripe-headed sparrow was formally described in 1853 with the binomial Chondestes ruficauda. It was later reassigned to genus Aimophila. Genus Peucaea had earlier been merged into Aimophila; in 2010 taxonomic systems began restoring Peucaea to generic status and moved the stripe-headed sparrow and several other species from Aimophila to it.
The stripe-headed sparrow's further taxonomic history is unsettled. The International Ornithologists' Union, AviList, and BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World assign it these four subspecies:
P. r. acuminata (Salvin & Godman, 1886)
P. r. lawrencii (Salvin & Godman, 1886)
P. r. connectens (Griscom, 1930)
P. r.
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