 Stripe-headed sparrow

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.This common bird is found in lowlands up to in altitude in the north of its range, and in Costa Rica.Its habitat is brushy savannah, scrubby second growth and woodland edges, but it avoids the forest interior.