• Synonyms Ashy Sparrow, Santa Cruz Sparrow, Cape Colnett Sparrow, Scott's Sparrow, Rock Sparrow, Red-capped Finch, Boucard's summer Finch, Laguna Sparrow
  • Old latin name for bird Ammodromus ruficeps, Aimophila ruficips, Peucaea ruficeps

Rufous-crowned Sparrowbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Ed Pandolfino
    United States
  • 2.
    Call, song, © Joshua Jaeger
    United States
  • 3.
    Call, female, male, song, © Nick Komar
    United States
  • 4.
    Song, © Manuel Grosselet
    Mexico
  • 5.
    Call, male, song, © Nick Komar
    United States
  • 6.
    Song, © A Richardson
    United States
  • 7.
    Song, © Manuel Grosselet
    Mexico
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Rufous-crowned Sparrow

  • Breeding region Middle America, North America
  • Breeding subregion sc, sw USA and Mexico

Rufous-crowned Sparrow subspecies (17)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Aimophila ruficeps australisc Oaxaca (sc Mexico)-No
Aimophila ruficeps boucardis. San Luis Potosí to Guanajuato and Querétaro to s Michoacán, Hidalgo, Tlaxcala, nw, c Veracruz, and n Puebla (c Mexico)-No
Aimophila ruficeps canescenssw California (sw USA) and n Baja California (nw Mexico)-No
Aimophila ruficeps dupontiMexico City area (sc Mexico)-No
Aimophila ruficeps eremoecaColorado to Kansas (wc USA) and s to nc Mexico-No
Aimophila ruficeps extimaGuerrero and s Puebla through s Oaxaca (sw Mexico)-No
Aimophila ruficeps fuscae Jalisco to n Colima and n Michoacán (sw Mexico)-No
Aimophila ruficeps laybournaeVeracruz to Oaxaca (sc Mexico)-No
Aimophila ruficeps obscuraislands off sw California (sw USA)-No
Aimophila ruficeps pallidissimane Mexico-No
Aimophila ruficeps phillipsise Sinaloa (wc Mexico)-No
Aimophila ruficeps ruficepsc California (w USA)-No
Aimophila ruficeps sanctorumTodoa Santos Is. (island off Baja California in nw Mexico)-No
Aimophila ruficeps scottiin, e, sw Arizona, sw New Mexico (sw USA) and nw Mexico-No
Aimophila ruficeps simulansnw to w Mexico-No
Aimophila ruficeps sororias Baja California (nw Mexico)-No
Aimophila ruficeps suttonie Nayarit to n, w Jalisco and s Colima (w Mexico)-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalansit coronat
Chinese棕顶猛雀鹀
Chinese (Traditional)赤褐冠猛雀鵐
Croatianrusokapi strnadar
Czechstrnádka rezavotemenná, Strnádka rudotemenná
DanishRustkronet Spurv
DutchRoestkruingors
EsperantoRuĝeckrona ajmofilo
Finnishruskolakkisirkkuli
FrenchBruant à calotte fauve, Pinson à couronne fauve, Bruant à couronne fauve, Bruant à couronne rousse, Tohi à calotte fauve
GermanRostscheitelammer, Rostscheitel-Ammer
Hungarianbarnafejű verébsármány
IcelandicKolltittlingur
ItalianPassero caporossiccio, Passero corona rossa
Japaneseズアカスズメモドキ
Latvianrudgalvas zvirbulis
Lithuanianrausvavainikė aimofila
Norwegianrustkronespurv
Norwegian NynorskRustkronesporv
Polishgajówek rdzawołbisty, polniczek rdzawołbisty, polniczek rdzawolbisty
Portuguesetico-tico-de-coroa-ruiva
RussianРыжешапочная овсянка, Рыжеголовый воробей, Рыжешапочная аимофила
SerbianRiđokapi pipilo
Slovakstrnádlik skalný
SpanishChingolo de Corona Rufa, Zacatonero Corona Rufa, Zacatonero Corona Canela, Zacatonero coronirrufo, Cacatonero Coronirrufo, Chingolo coronirrufo
Swedishrostkronad sparv
TurkishPas Alınlı Serçe
Ukrainianпінсон рудоголовий