Oaxaca sparrow

Oaxaca sparrow
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Passerellidae
Genus:Aimophila
Species: A. notosticta
Binomial name
Aimophila notosticta
(Sclater & Salvin, 1868)

The Oaxaca sparrow (Aimophila notosticta) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae that is endemic to the Mexican state of Oaxaca, where it lives in dry forests and thornscrub.[1] The population is in slow decline due to habitat loss.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 BirdLife International (2013). "Aimophila notosticta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. "Aimophila notosticta (Oaxaca Sparrow)". www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
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