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title: "Botteri's Sparrow"
description: "Peucaea botterii — Birds. Botteri's sparrow (Peucaea botterii) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/botteri-s-sparrow
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Botteri's Sparrow

> Peucaea botterii — Birds. Botteri's sparrow (Peucaea botterii) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows.

- Scientific name: *Peucaea botterii*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1244
- Wikidata: [Q2926374](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2926374)
- iNaturalist taxon: [73173](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/73173)

## Names

- en: Botteri's Sparrow
- de: Streifenrückenammer
- es: Zacatonero de Botteri
- fr: Bruant de Botteri
- nl: Botteri's gors
- pl: Polniczek preriowy

## Countries with the most observations

MX (526), US (496), BZ (10), GT (8), CR (6), HN (6)

## Summary

Botteri's sparrow (Peucaea botterii) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows. It is found from the southwestern United States to Costa Rica.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botteri%27s_sparrow

## Photo

![Botteri's Sparrow](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/botteri-s-sparrow/medium.jpg)

Photo: Tero Linjama · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/248849099

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/botteri-s-sparrow?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).