Black-striped Sparrow

Arremonops conirostris

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyPasserellidae (New World Sparrows)
GenusArremonops (Olive Sparrows and Allies)
SpeciesArremonops conirostris (Black-striped Sparrow)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Los Quetzales National Park

1 Verified sightings at Los Quetzales National Park From 2019 to 2026

14,176 Verified sightings across all 31 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Black-striped Sparrow

The black-striped sparrow (Arremonops conirostris) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows. It is found from Honduras south to Ecuador and Brazil. There are also unconfirmed reports in Peru.

The black-striped sparrow was formally described in 1850 with the binomial Arremon conirostris. Eventually it was reassigned to genus Arremonops that Robert Ridgway erected in 1896, and for much of the first half of the twentieth century it was treated as conspecific with A. chloronotus, now called the green-backed sparrow.

The black-striped sparrow's further taxonomy is unsettled. The IOC and AviList assign it these six subspecies: A. c. striaticeps (Lafresnaye, 1853) A. c. viridicatus Wetmore, 1957 A. c. inexpectatus Chapman, 1914 A. c. conirostris (Bonaparte, 1850)

A. c. umbrinus Todd, 1923 A. c. pastazae Krabbe & Stejskal, 2008 As of late 2025 the Clements taxonomy recognizes a seventh, A. c. richmondii (Ridgway, 1898), which the other two systems include as part of A. c. striaticeps. Clements does not recognize A. c. viridicatus but includes it in A. c. richmondii. Also as of late 2025, BirdLife International's Handbook of the... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Los Quetzales National Park

Zonotrichia capensis

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Chlorospingus pileatus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Atlapetes tibialis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Pezopetes capitalis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Chlorospingus flavopectus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Arremon brunneinucha

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Atlapetes albinucha

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Arremon aurantiirostris

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Junco vulcani

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Arremon crassirostris

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Piranga bidentata

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Diglossa plumbea

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~50%
2	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
3	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
4	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
5	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
6	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
7	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
8	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
9	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
10	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
11	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
12	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
13	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
14	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
15	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~10%
16	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
17	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
18	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
19	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
20	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
21	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
22	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
23	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
24	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
25	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
26	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
27	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
28	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
29	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
30	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
31	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data

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Black-striped Sparrow

About the Black-striped Sparrow

Recent sightings of Black-striped Sparrow in Los Quetzales National Park

Closest Relatives at Los Quetzales National Park

Rufous-collared Sparrow

Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager

Yellow-thighed Finch

Large-footed Finch

Common Chlorospingus

Chestnut-capped Brushfinch

White-naped Brush-Finch

Orange-billed Sparrow

Volcano Junco

Sooty-faced Finch

Flame-colored Tanager

Slaty Flowerpiercer

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found