Cassin’s Sparrow
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Cassin’s Sparrow is a small, streaky brown songbird of arid grasslands in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, noted for its skylarking display flights and subtle plumage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cassin’s Sparrow canonical | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird
ⓘ
passerine ⓘ songbird ⓘ |
| authority | (S.F. Baird, 1852) ⓘ |
| billType | conical seed-eating bill ⓘ |
| breedingRange |
Arizona
ⓘ
Colorado ⓘ Kansas ⓘ New Mexico ⓘ Oklahoma ⓘ Texas ⓘ Northern Mexico ⓘ
surface form:
northern Mexico
|
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | 3–5 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName | Cassin’s Sparrow self-link ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
ⓘ
surface form:
IUCN Red List
|
| diet |
insects
ⓘ
seeds ⓘ |
| displayBehavior |
skylarking display flight
ⓘ
song delivered in flight ⓘ |
| family | Passerellidae ⓘ |
| foragingStratum | ground ⓘ |
| genus | Peucaea ⓘ |
| habitat |
arid grasslands
ⓘ
desert grasslands ⓘ shrubby grasslands ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| migrationPattern |
partially migratory
ⓘ
short-distance migrant ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John Cassin ⓘ |
| nativeRange |
northern Mexico
ⓘ
southwestern United States ⓘ |
| nestLocation | on or near the ground ⓘ |
| nestType | cup nest ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumage |
pale underparts with fine streaking
ⓘ
streaky brown upperparts ⓘ subtle facial pattern ⓘ |
| primaryColor | brown ⓘ |
| scientificName | Peucaea cassinii ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | subtle ⓘ |
| songType | complex series of trills and whistles ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| typicalBehavior |
often sings from elevated perches
ⓘ
secretive when not singing ⓘ |
| winterRange |
Mexico
ⓘ
southern Texas ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.