Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | sit ratllat |
| Dutch | Zwartwanggors |
| English | Striped Sparrow |
| English (United States) | Striped Sparrow |
| French | Bruant rayé |
| French (France) | Bruant rayé |
| German | Streifenammer |
| Japanese | ホオグロシトド |
| Norwegian | aztekspurv |
| Polish | meksykanek |
| Russian | Исчерченная овсянка |
| Serbian | Prugasti strnad |
| Slovak | strnádlik pásikavý |
| Spanish | Chingolo Rayado |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Zacatonero Serrano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chingolo rayado |
| Swedish | azteksparv |
| Turkish | Kırçıllı Serçe |
| Ukrainian | Мексиканик |
Striped Sparrow Oriturus superciliosus
Version: 1.0 — Published September 2, 2016
Sounds and Vocal Behavior
Vocalizations
The song of Striped Sparrow is a one second long chattering trill, and is often delivered from a prominent perch (Byers et al. 1995). This song has been described as "one to several metallic chips and often 1-3 nasal beeps preceding a rattling trill that may suggest a female [Brown-headed] cowbird [Molothrus ater], tiuk, tiuk, tiuk, beeh, beeh drrrrrrrrrrrr, etc." (Howell and Webb 1995).
The call of Striped Sparrow has been described as "a sharp, metallic tik or chik, often run into excited hard chattering, chik chik chik-chik sshi sshisshisshi..., etc." (Howell and Webb 1995).
For a representative audio recording with sonogram, see audio
Additional audio recordings of vocalizations of Striped Sparrow can be heard at Macaulay Library and at xeno-canto.
Nonvocal Sounds
None reported.
