Black-striped Sparrow
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Black-striped Sparrow

Arremonops conirostris

Silhouette: L. Shyamal · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
at Piedras Blancas National Park
1,165 Verified sightings at Piedras Blancas National Park From 2019 to 2026
14,176 Verified sightings across all 31 parks From 2019 to 2026
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ 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 Piedras Blancas National Park

Orange-billed Sparrow
LC

Orange-billed Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Arremon aurantiirostris

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
LC

Scarlet-rumped Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphocelus passerinii

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely
Variable Seedeater
LC

Variable Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila corvina

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Great Kiskadee
LC

Great Kiskadee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pitangus sulphuratus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Tropical Kingbird
LC

Tropical Kingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tyrannus melancholicus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Riverside Wren
LC

Riverside Wren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cantorchilus semibadius

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Social Flycatcher
LC

Social Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiozetetes similis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Clay-colored Thrush
LC

Clay-colored Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus grayi

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Bananaquit
LC

Bananaquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coereba flaveola

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Blue-gray Tanager

Blue-gray Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis episcopus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Gray-capped Flycatcher
LC

Gray-capped Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiozetetes granadensis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Southern House Wren

Southern House Wren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Troglodytes musculus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-striped Sparrow in Piedras Blancas National Park?

About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Black-striped Sparrow sighting in Piedras Blancas National Park, based on 1,165 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black-striped Sparrow in Piedras Blancas National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Black-striped Sparrow in Piedras Blancas National Park in our monthly data.

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