---
title: "Rufous-winged Sparrow"
description: "Peucaea carpalis — Aves. The rufous-winged sparrow (Peucaea carpalis) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/rufous-winged-sparrow
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rufous-winged Sparrow

> Peucaea carpalis — Aves. The rufous-winged sparrow (Peucaea carpalis) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows.

- Scientific name: *Peucaea carpalis*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 2064
- Wikidata: [Q531879](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q531879)
- iNaturalist taxon: [73174](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/73174)

## Names

- en: Rufous-winged Sparrow
- de: Rostflügelammer
- es: Zacatonero Hombros Canela
- fr: Bruant à épaulettes
- nl: Roestvleugelgors
- pl: Polniczek rdzawoskrzydły

## Countries with the most observations

US (1723), MX (246)

## Summary

The rufous-winged sparrow (Peucaea carpalis) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows. It is found in Mexico and the United States.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufous-winged_sparrow

## Photo

![Rufous-winged Sparrow](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/rufous-winged-sparrow/medium.jpg)

Photo: Steve Woodward · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/105574916

## Machine access

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