page_title: List of birds of Nicaragua
section_title: New World sparrows
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Nicaragua / New World sparrows
caption_attribution_description: Olive Sparrow - Texas - USA_H8O1341
context_page_description: This is a list of the bird species recorded in Nicaragua. The avifauna of Nicaragua included a total of 776 species as of December 2019, according to Bird Checklists of the World. Of the species, 134 are rare or accidental and five have been introduced by humans. None are endemic.
  This list is presented in the taxonomic sequence of the Check-list of North and Middle American Birds, 7th edition through the 61st Supplement, published by the American Ornithological Society. Common and scientific names are also those of the Check-list, except that the common names of families are from the Clements taxonomy because the AOS list does not include them.
  Unless otherwise noted, the species on this list are considered to occur regularly in Nicaragua as permanent residents, summer or winter visitors, or migrants. The following tags have been used to highlight several categories. The tags and notes of population status are from Bird Checklists of the World.
  Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Nicaragua
  (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Nicaragua as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
context_section_description: Order: Passeriformes   Family: Passerellidae
  Until 2017, these species were considered part of the family Emberizidae. Most of the species are known as sparrows, but these birds are not closely related to the Old World sparrows which are in the family Passeridae. Many of these have distinctive head patterns.
  Common chlorospingus, Chlorospingus flavopectus
  Stripe-headed sparrow, Peucaea ruficauda
  Botteri's sparrow, Peucaea botterii (A)
  Grasshopper sparrow, Ammodramus savannarum
  Olive sparrow, Arremonops rufivirgatus
  Black-striped sparrow, Arremonops conirostris
  Chipping sparrow, Spizella passerina
  Orange-billed sparrow, Arremon aurantiirostris
  Chestnut-capped brushfinch, Arremon brunneinucha
  Rufous-collared sparrow, Zonotrichia capensis
  Savannah sparrow, Passerculus sandwichensis (A)
  Lincoln's sparrow, Melospiza lincolnii (A)
  White-eared ground-sparrow, Melozone leucotis
  Rusty sparrow, Aimophila rufescens
  White-naped brushfinch, Atlapetes albinucha
caption: Olive sparrow
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