Birds · La Saladita, Guerrero
Stripe-headed Sparrow
Peucaea ruficauda
Spanish: Chingolo cabecilistado
The stripe-headed sparrow (Peucaea ruficauda) is an American sparrow which breeds from Pacific coastal south-western Mexico, including the transverse ranges, Cordillera Neovolcanica to Pacific coastal northern Costa Rica.
TaxonomyAves › Passeriformes › Passerellidae
Local records30 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records3,239 on iNaturalist
Most recent records2022 – 2026
Months of the 8 most recent records
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Recent local sightings
- 2026-05-03 — observation by adriang100
- 2026-02-18 — observation by zihuadean
- 2025-10-25 — observation by lupitaviajera-aves
- 2024-04-30 — observation by adriang100
- 2023-11-22 — observation by ctdbryantx
- 2023-09-15 — observation by ricardo32
Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Birds guide iNaturalist Wikipedia
Cite as: “Stripe-headed Sparrow (Peucaea ruficauda) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/peucaea-ruficauda/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.