Sagebrush sparrow
| Sagebrush sparrow | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Passerellidae |
| Genus: | Artemisiospiza |
| Species: | A. nevadensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Artemisiospiza nevadensis (Ridgway, 1874)
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The sagebrush sparrow (Artemisiospiza nevadensis) is a medium-sized
Habitat
Sagebrush sparrows are indeed often tied to
The species breeds in the interior of the Western United States (between the Rocky Mountains and the coastal ranges such as the Cascades). It winters in the Mexican-border states and northern Sonora and Chihuahua.
The habitat of sagebrush sparrows is frequently threatened by woody plant encroachment or the invasion of herbaceous plants.
Population
Although sagebrush sparrow numbers are generally strong, significant declines in sagebrush habitat in the west could be expected to decrease populations in the near future.
The sagebrush sparrow, together with the Bell's sparrow, were considered conspecific and known as the sage sparrow before being split by the American Ornithological Society in 2013.
References
- . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Klicka and Spellman, 2007; DaCosta et al., 2009
- Klicka, J., and G. M. Spellman. 2007. A molecular evaluation of the North American “grassland” sparrow clade. Auk 124:537–551.
- DaCosta, J. M., G. M. Spellman, P. Escalante, and J. Klicka. 2009. A molecular systematic revision of two historically problematic songbird clades: Aimophila and Pipilo. Journal of Avian Biology 40:206–216.