Black-chested Sparrow (Peucaea humeralis)

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

Family
Passerellidae (New World Sparrows)

Size
15 - 15.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Cabanis, 1851)

Habitat
Brushy semi-desert, thorny scrubby woods, borders. From sea-level - 1,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Mexico.

West-central and south-central Mexico from southern Jalisco and Colima east to Morelos and Puebla, south to Guerrero and south-western 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 (31)...)

Black-chested Sparrow (Peucaea humeralis) [XC694310]
by Manuel Grosselet from San Agust\u00edn Tetlama, Temixco Municipality, Morelos, Mexico (song)

Black-chested Sparrow (Peucaea humeralis) [XC327568]
by Manuel Grosselet from Presa de los carros, Chietla, Puebla, 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), Bridled Sparrow (Peucaea mystacalis), 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). Birds of northern Colima have sometimes been separated as subspecies asticta, but doubtfully valid.

References
See References.

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