Five-striped Sparrow

Five-striped SparrowThe Five-striped Sparrow lives on dry hillsides with dense thorny vegetation in northwestern Mexico and southeastern Arizona. Its black breast spot and striped head and throat are distinctive.What does it look like?Both sexes have chestnut upperparts, gray-and-white underparts, and a black breast spot. Seven stripes span the head and throat: two above the eyes and five on the throat.How does it live?The Five-striped Sparrow lives on dry hillsides with dense thorny vegetation in northwestern Mexico and southeastern Arizona. Its black breast spot and striped head and throat are distinctive.It lives in dense thorny vegetation on dry hillsides and forages close to the ground for caterpillars and other insects.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.