Oaxaca sparrow

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]

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)

References

  1. BirdLife International (2013). "Aimophila notosticta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. "Aimophila notosticta (Oaxaca Sparrow)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
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