Black-throated Sparrow

Amphispiza bilineata

The black-throated sparrow is a small New World sparrow primarily found in the southwestern United States and Mexico. It is the only member of the genus Amphispiza; the five-striped sparrow, formerly also classified in Amphispiza, is now thought to be in the monotypic genus Amphispizopsis.

Scientific name

Amphispiza bilineata

Family

New World Sparrows

IUCN status

LC