First record of Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida Swainson, 1832) (Aves: Emberizidae) in Costa Rica

Steven Aguilar; Julio Sánchez; Daniel Martínez

doi:10.15560/9.6.1592

Check List 9(6): 1592-1593, doi: 10.15560/9.6.1592

First record of Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida Swainson, 1832) (Aves: Emberizidae) in Costa Rica

Steven Aguilar^‡, Julio E. Sánchez^§, Daniel Martínez^§

‡ Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica§ Asociación de Ornitólogos Unidos de Costa Rica, Costa Rica

Corresponding author: Steven Aguilar ( steven_aguilar@fake_email.org )

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Citation: Aguilar S, Sánchez J, Martínez D (2013) First record of Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida Swainson, 1832) (Aves: Emberizidae) in Costa Rica. Check List 9(6): 1592-1593. https://doi.org/10.15560/9.6.1592

Abstract

We present the first record of the Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) in Costa Rica. An adult bird was recorded ca. 900 Km south of its common wintering range. This represents the first record of the species for the country and for southern Central America.

Keywords

Aves; Emberizidae; new record; Costa Rica