The Yungas sparrow (Rhynchospiza dabbenei) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae endemic to the Southern Andean Yungas of southeastern Bolivia and northwestern Argentina.

[2][3] Based on the 2019 publication, in June 2020 the South American Classification Committee (SACC) of the American Ornithological Society (AOS) accepted R. dabbenei as the Yungas sparrow and renamed R. strigiceps Chaco sparrow.

Its upper parts are brown with darker streaks and varying amounts of rust and gray.

It is pale gray below blending to buff on the flanks and in the vent area.

The area is characterized by a subtropical highland climate and evergreen forest.