| Black-throated sparrow | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Passerellidae |
| Genus: | Amphispiza Coues, 1874 |
| Species: | A. bilineata
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| Binomial name | |
| Amphispiza bilineata (Cassin, 1850)
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The black-throated sparrow (Amphispiza bilineata) 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.[2]
It is sometimes referred to as the desert sparrow, due to its preferred habitat of arid desert hillsides and scrub. This name usually refers to the desert sparrow of Africa and Asia.
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Amphispiza bilineata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22721194A132008021. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22721194A132008021.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Taxonomic Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 14 July 2021.