Conservation and Management

Not globally threatened (Least Concern), due in part to its large range within Mexico and its relatively large population size (66 BirdLife International (2020). Species factsheet: Oriturus superciliosus. BirdLife International. Close ). Although there are no long-term survey data, this species' population is believed to be in minor decline (66 BirdLife International (2020). Species factsheet: Oriturus superciliosus. BirdLife International. Close ). Even so, the decline is not believed to be sufficiently rapid to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable status (66 BirdLife International (2020). Species factsheet: Oriturus superciliosus. BirdLife International. Close ). Parker et al. (39 Parker, T. A., III, D. F. Stotz, and J. W. Fitzpatrick (1996). Ecological and distributional databases. In Neotropical Birds: Ecology and Conservation (D. F. Stotz, J. W. Fitzpatrick, T. A. Parker III, and D. K. Moskovits, Editors). University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois, USA. pp. 113–436. Close ) categorized this species as fairly common, but noted that it may require population monitoring.

Because it is adapted to a specific graminoid ground cover associated with mountain forests (41 Vickery, P. D., P. L. Tubaro, J. M. Cardosa, B. G. Peterjohn, J. R. Herkert, and R. B. Cavalcanti (1999). Conservation of Grassland Birds in the Western Hemisphere. Studies in Avian Biology 19:2–26. Close ), it is classified as a species restricted by habitat (42 Peterson, A. T., and M. B. Robbins (1999). A preliminary assessment of distributions and conservation needs of grassland birds in Mexico. Studies in Avian Biology 19: 258–262. Close ). In addition, its sedentary behavior limits its dispersal capabilities (7 Binford, L. C. (1989). A Distributional Survey of the Birds of the Mexican State of Oaxaca. Ornithological Monographs 43:1–418. Close ).

Although not currently threatened (66 BirdLife International (2020). Species factsheet: Oriturus superciliosus. BirdLife International. Close ), grassland habitat of the Striped Sparrow is susceptible to being destroyed or modified by grazing or agriculture (4 Rising, J. D. (2011). Striped Sparrow Oriturus superciliosus. In Handbook of the birds of the world (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliot, and D. A. Christie, Editors), Volume 16. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, Spain. Close ).

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