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;[[:Category:Aimophila|Aimophila]] cassinii | ;[[:Category:Aimophila|Aimophila]] cassinii | ||
''Peucaea cassinii'' | ''Peucaea cassinii'' | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 13-15 cm | + | 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<br /> | ||
| + | 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]]). | |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Dry grasslands with scattered small trees and shrubs. | Dry grasslands with scattered small trees and shrubs. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
The diet includes seeds and insects. | The diet includes seeds and insects. | ||
| − | + | ====Breeding==== | |
| − | Its nest is an open cup made from grass, lined with fine grasses. | + | Its nest is an open cup made from grass, lined with fine grasses. The clutch consists of 3-5 white eggs. |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
#{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#[http://www.bioone.org/doi/pdf/10.1525/auk.2010.127.3.726 51st supplement to the AOU checklist of North American birds] | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#[http://www.bioone.org/doi/pdf/10.1525/auk.2010.127.3.726 51st supplement to the AOU checklist of North American birds] | ||
| − | All About Birds | + | #All About Birds |
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Aimophila+cassinii}} | {{GSearch|Aimophila+cassinii}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Aimophila]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Aimophila]] | ||
Revision as of 20:37, 18 October 2010
Photo by Steve Messick
- Aimophila cassinii
Peucaea 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
AOU have moved this species to genus Peucaea; the opus is awaiting the position of the world-wide checklists before following along.
Habitat
Dry grasslands with scattered small trees and shrubs.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes seeds and insects.
Breeding
Its nest is an open cup made from grass, lined with fine grasses. The clutch consists of 3-5 white eggs.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- 51st supplement to the AOU checklist of North American birds
- All About Birds
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Cassin's Sparrow. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 10 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cassin%27s_Sparrow
