FIVE-STRIPED SPARROW
(Aimophila quinquestriata)

 
 
North American presence limited to one or two locales along the Mexican border in Southern Arizona .  Aptly named for its five distinctive white facial stripes.
 
     
       
         

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On the way to the Five-striped Sparrow
Santa Cruz County, AZ
May 16, 2009 ©John Schwarz
  Road to California Gulch
Santa Cruz County, AZ
May 16, 2009 ©John Schwarz
 
   
OTHER EMBERIZINE SPARROWS
   
          American Tree Sparrow
          Bachman's Sparrow
          Black-chinned Sparrow
         
Black-throated Sparrow
          Botteri's Sparrow
          Brewer's Sparrow
          Cassin's Sparrow
          Chipping Sparrow
          Clay-colored Sparrow
          Field Sparrow
          Fox Sparrow - red race
          Fox Sparrow - sooty race
          Golden-crowned Sparrow
          Grasshopper Sparrow
          Lark Bunting
          Lark Sparrow
          Lincoln's Sparrow
          Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
          Olive Sparrow
          Rufous-crowned Sparrow
          Rufous-winged Sparrow
          Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow
          Savannah Sparrow
          Seaside Sparrow
          Song Sparrow
          Swamp Sparrow
          Vesper Sparrow
          White-crowned Sparrow
          White-throated Sparrow

     OLD WORLD SPARROWS

          House Sparrow

   
The Home of the Five-striped Sparrow
California Gulch, Santa Cruz County, AZ
May 16, 2009 ©John Schwarz
  Five-striped Sparrow (showing all five stripes)
California Gulch, Santa Cruz County, AZ
May 16, 2009 ©John Schwarz
   
Five-striped Sparrow
California Gulch, Santa Cruz County, AZ
May 16, 2009 ©John Schwarz
     
Five-striped Sparrow
California Gulch, Santa Cruz County, AZ
May 16, 2009 ©John Schwarz
   
     
Five-striped Sparrow
California Gulch, Santa Cruz County, AZ
May 16, 2009 ©John Schwarz
    Five-striped Sparrow
California Gulch, Santa Cruz County, AZ
May 16, 2009 ©John Schwarz
     
Five-striped Sparrow
California Gulch, Santa Cruz County, AZ
May 16, 2009 ©John Schwarz