- Five-striped Sparrow
Taxobox
name = Five-striped Sparrow
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Passeriformes
familia = Emberizidae
genus = "Aimophila "
species = "A. quinquestriata"
binomial = "Aimophila quinquestriata"
binomial_authority = (Sclater & Salvin, 1868)The Five-striped Sparrow, "Aimophila quinquestriata", is a medium-sized sparrow.This
passerine bird is primarily found along the easternSea of Cortez region and Pacific region of mainland westernMexico , with a breeding range that extends into the southern tip of theU.S. state ofArizona , theSierra Madre Occidental mountain range containing theMadrean sky islands , of southeastern Arizona, extreme southwesternNew Mexico , and northernSonora .This species is a regular victim of
cowbird nest parasites.References
* Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
Further reading
Book
* Groschupf, Kathleen. 1992. "Five-striped Sparrow (Aimophila quinquestriata)". In "The Birds of North America", No. 21 (A. Poole, P. Stettenheim, and F. Gill, Eds.). Philadelphia: The Academy of Natural Sciences; Washington, DC: The American Ornithologists’ Union.
Thesis
* Groschupf KD. M.S. (1978). "RELATIONSHIPS OF SONG PATTERN COMPLEXITY TO NESTING STAGES IN THE FIVE-STRIPED SPARROW (AIMOPHILA QUINQUESTRIATA)". Stephen F. Austin State University, United States -- Texas.
* Groschupf KD. Ph.D. (1983). "COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE VOCALIZATIONS AND SINGING BEHAVIOR OF FOUR AIMOPHILA SPARROWS". Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, United States -- Virginia.
* Hobart HH. Ph.D. (1991). "Comparative karyology in nine-primaried oscines (Aves)". The University of Arizona, United States -- Arizona.
Articles
* Borror DJ. (1971). "Songs of Aimophila Sparrows Occurring in the USA". Wilson Bulletin. vol 83, no 2. p. 132-151.
* Groschupf K. (1985). "Changes in Five-Striped Sparrow Aimophila-Quinquestriata Song in Intrasexual and Intersexual Contexts". Wilson Bulletin. vol 97, no 1. p. 102-106.
* Groschupf K. (1994). "Current status of the Five-striped Sparrow in Arizona". Western Birds. vol 25, no 4. p. 192-197.
* Groschupf K & Mills GS. (1978). "Inter Song Interval and Song Pattern Variability of the Five-Striped Sparrow". Auk. vol 95, no 4. p. 758-760.
* Groschupf K & Mills GS. (1982). "Singing Behavior of the Five-Striped Sparrow Aimophila-Quinquestriata". Condor. vol 84, no 2. p. 226-236.
* Mills GS. (1977). "New Locations for the Five-Striped Sparrow in the USA". Western Birds. vol 8, no 4. p. 121-130.
* Monroe BLJ. (1978). "Summary of Highest Counts of Individuals for Canada and the USA". American Birds. vol 32, no 4. p. 924-930.
* Phillips AR & Farfan RP. (1993). "Distribution, migration, ecology, and relationships of the five-striped sparrow, Aimophila quinquestriata". Western Birds. vol 24, no 2. p. 65-72.
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