Bridled Sparrow (Peucaea mystacalis)

Other Scientific Names
Aimophila mystacalis [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)], Aimophila mystacalis [BirdLife International (2004, 2008)], Aimophila mystacalis [Stotz et al. (1996)]

Family
Passerellidae (New World Sparrows)

Size
15 - 15.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Hartlaub, 1852)

Habitat
Semi-desert, rocky hilled with mixed scrubby trees, thorny shrubs, patchy short grass, cactus. From 900 - 1,900 m.

Range (Guide)

Mexico.

Southern edge of central plateau of Mexico in eastern M�xico, southern Puebla, central-western Veracruz and northern and central Oaxaca.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 20,000 - 49,999 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (36)...)

Bridled Sparrow (Peucaea) [XC654857]
by Manuel Grosselet from San Pablo Etla, San Pablo Etla, Oaxaca, Mexico (song)

Bridled Sparrow (Peucaea mystacalis) [XC733747]
by Olivier SWIFT from San Pablo Etla, San Pablo Etla, Oaxaca, Mexico (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Formerly placed in Aimophila, but molecular-genetic studies indicate that such treatment would make that genus polyphyletic. Various studies suggest that this species is part of a group that includes also Stripe-headed Sparrow (Peucaea ruficauda), Black-chested Sparrow (Peucaea humeralis), Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow (Peucaea sumichrasti) and Rufous-winged Sparrow (Peucaea carpalis), this group being sister to a clade containing Cassin's Sparrow (Peucaea cassinii), Bachman's Sparrow (Peucaea aestivalis) and Botteri's Sparrow (Peucaea botterii).

References
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