C IUCN · LC · Least Concern Passeriformes Passerellidae

Rufous-crowned Sparrow

Aimophila ruficeps

CIOC 10494

Rufous-crowned Sparrow

Aimophila ruficeps

Passeriformes · Passerellidae

Rufous-crowned Sparrow (Aimophila ruficeps).

ATK65

DEF44

10334 / 11068

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Illustration · not to scale

Body Mass: 18.7 g
Diet: Seeds
Migration: Resident

⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale

ATK 65

Ecomorphologically adapted beak and agile strike momentum tailored to its foraging competition niche (ATK 65).

DEF 44

Lightweight agility and protective plumage camouflage favoring rapid evasive maneuverability over raw armor (DEF 44).

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How to identify

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Similar species

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Calls & songs

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🌍 Range & Habitat

Distribution: North America & Middle America: South-central & Southwestern USA and Mexico Habitat: Shrubland & Scrub

17 · Subspecies & regional ranges

Aimophila ruficeps ruficeps
c California (w USA)
Aimophila ruficeps canescens
sw California (sw USA) and n Baja California (nw Mexico)
Aimophila ruficeps obscura
islands off sw California (sw USA)
Aimophila ruficeps sanctorum
Todoa Santos Is. (island off Baja California in nw Mexico)
Aimophila ruficeps sororia
s Baja California (nw Mexico)
Aimophila ruficeps scottii
n, e, sw Arizona, sw New Mexico (sw USA) and nw Mexico
Aimophila ruficeps eremoeca
Colorado to Kansas (wc USA) and s to nc Mexico
Aimophila ruficeps simulans
nw to w Mexico
Aimophila ruficeps pallidissima
ne Mexico
Aimophila ruficeps phillipsi
se Sinaloa (wc Mexico)
Aimophila ruficeps boucardi
s. San Luis Potosí to Guanajuato and Querétaro to s Michoacán, Hidalgo, Tlaxcala, nw, c Veracruz, and n Puebla (c Mexico)
Aimophila ruficeps suttoni
e Nayarit to n, w Jalisco and s Colima (w Mexico)
Aimophila ruficeps laybournae
Veracruz to Oaxaca (sc Mexico)
Aimophila ruficeps duponti
Mexico City area (sc Mexico)
Aimophila ruficeps fusca
e Jalisco to n Colima and n Michoacán (sw Mexico)
Aimophila ruficeps australis
c Oaxaca (sc Mexico)
Aimophila ruficeps extima
Guerrero and s Puebla through s Oaxaca (sw Mexico)