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;[[:Category:Aimophila|Aimophila]] cassinii | ;[[:Category:Aimophila|Aimophila]] cassinii | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 13-15 cm. Grey brown, back appears scalloped, grey eyestripe, small yellow patch at bend of wing, white tipped tail, dark brown iris, upper mandible dark grey brown, lower blue grey, dark pink legs. Sexes alike. | ||
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This is a monotypic species. | This is a monotypic species. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | The diet includes seeds and insects. | ||
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| + | Its nest is an open cup made from grass, lined with fine grasses. 3-5 white eggs are laid. | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | All About Birds | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Aimophila+cassinii}} | {{GSearch|Aimophila+cassinii}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Aimophila | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Aimophila]] |
Revision as of 16:09, 20 January 2009
- Aimophila cassinii
Identification
13-15 cm. Grey brown, back appears scalloped, grey eyestripe, small yellow patch at bend of wing, white tipped tail, dark brown iris, upper mandible dark grey brown, lower blue grey, dark pink legs. Sexes alike.
Distribution
Breeds in western Colorado, in the southwest corner of Nebraska, western Kansas and Oklahoma, western half of Texas, south and eastern New Mexico, and far southwestern Arizona as well as much of Mexico. Winters in southern Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and Mexico Accidental vagrant to northeast (New York, Maine, New Jersey and Nova Scotia), midwest (Ohio, Ontario, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan) and in the west (California (several records) and Nevada).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Habitat
Dry grasslands with scattered small trees and shrubs.
Behaviour
The diet includes seeds and insects.
Its nest is an open cup made from grass, lined with fine grasses. 3-5 white eggs are laid.
References
All About Birds
