Tumbes Sparrow (Rhynchospiza stolzmanni)

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

Family
Passerellidae (New World Sparrows)

Size
14.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Taczanowski, 1877)

Range (Guide)

Ecuador, Peru.

Tumbesian region of south-western Ecuador (western Loja) south to north-western Peru (from Tumbes south to northern La Libertad).

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

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (31)...)

Tumbes Sparrow (Rhynchospiza stolzmanni) [XC297079]
by Lelis Navarrete from Quebrada Frejolillo - Piura, Peru (call)

Tumbes Sparrow (Rhynchospiza stolzmanni) [XC269697]
by Robert S. Ridgely from Reserva Natural La Ceiba (Zapotillo - Loja) El Oro de Pilares, Ecuador (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Genus formerly subsumed into Aimophila. However, recent molecular studies indicate that it is close to Stripe-capped Sparrow (Rhynchospiza strigiceps), and only distantly related to other species currently included in Aimophila.

References
See References.

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