Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow (Peucaea sumichrasti)

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

Other Names (World)
Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow, Sumichrast's Sparrow

Family
Passerellidae (New World Sparrows)

Size
16 - 17.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Lawrence, 1871)

Habitat
Arid lowland scrub, edges and openings within, tropical deciduous forest. From sea-level - 900 m.

Range (Guide)

Mexico (B) (NB).

Pacific slope of south-eastern Oaxaca and extreme south-western Chiapas, in southern Mexico.

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 NT
Habitat destruction and degradation especially as a result of the Pan-American Highway construction, is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Song is a series of high pitched metallic notes. Pairs often duet. Calls include a high-pitched double note.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (8)...)

Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow (Peucaea sumichrasti) [XC694350]
by Lance A. M. Benner from Canal Principal, Juchit\u00e1n de Zaragoza, Oaxaca, Mexico (call)

Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow (Peucaea sumichrasti) [XC218280]
by Frank Lambert from Tehuantepec, 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), Bridled Sparrow (Peucaea mystacalis), Black-chested Sparrow (Peucaea humeralis) 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).

Similar Species
The rufous tail and prominent black moustachial and malar stripes are distinctive within its range. Rusty Sparrow (Aimophila rufescens) is larger with darker ear coverts and more rufous upperparts and wings, Oaxaca Sparrow (Aimophila notosticta) is superficially similar but has grey brown tail, no moustache and has grey brown lesser coverts (not rufous).

References
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