Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow Peucaea sumichrasti
Marîa Félix Ramos-Ordoñez, Claudia I. Rodríguez-Flores, Carlos A. Soberanes-González, Marîa del Coro Arizmendi, Robert A. Behrstock, and Thomas S. Schulenberg
Version: 1.0 — Published May 3, 2013
Version: 1.0 — Published May 3, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
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Dutch | Kaneelstaartgors |
English | Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow |
English (United States) | Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow |
French | Bruant à queue rousse |
French (France) | Bruant à queue rousse |
German | Zimtschwanzammer |
Japanese | アカオスズメモドキ |
Norwegian | kanelhalespurv |
Polish | polniczek rudosterny |
Russian | Рыжехвостая овсянка |
Slovak | strnádlik hrdzavochvostý |
Spanish | Chingolo Colicanela |
Spanish (Mexico) | Zacatonero Istmeño |
Spanish (Spain) | Chingolo colicanela |
Swedish | kanelstjärtad sparv |
Turkish | Kıstak Serçesi |
Ukrainian | Чінголо рудохвостий |
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Introduction
Another Mexican endemic associated with the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Cinnamon-tailed (or Sumichrast’s) Sparrow occurs along the Pacific Slope of southwestern Mexico in arid scrub habitats at the juncture of eastern Oaxaca and western Chiapas. Once common at elevations of sea level to about 900 m, it has declined due to clearing of cactus and brush for agriculture. This large sparrow (length 16.5 cm) resembles other species of Peucaea, its most distinctive feature being the rather long, cinnamon-colored tail. Note also the bicolored bill, broad gray supercilium, and white cup below the eye.