Cuban sparrow  (Torreornis inexpectata)

Range

Occurs only in Cuba, in three distinct and widely separated populations. T.i.inexpecta occurs on the Zapata peninsula, north of Santo Tomás, T.i.varonai is found in Cayo Coco in the northern Ciego de Avila province, and T.i.sigmani is restricted to the coastal region between Baitiquiri and Imías in Guantanamo province (2).

View a distribution map for this species at UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.

Habitat

The Cuban sparrow occurs in a wide range of habitats. T.i.inexpecta inhabits extensive grassland prairies, which flood to depths of 0.3 – 0.6 m for half the year. T.i.varonai occurs primarily in dry and semi-wet forest, but also in coastal vegetation, and T.i.sigmani inhabits areas with dry thorn scrub, cacti and scattered trees (2).

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