Black-chinned sparrow
The black-chinned sparrow (Spizella atrogularis) is a small sparrow.
Black-chinned sparrow | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Passerellidae |
Genus: | Spizella |
Species: | S. atrogularis |
Binomial name | |
Spizella atrogularis (Cabanis, 1851) | |
This passerine bird is generally found in chaparral, sagebrush, arid scrublands, and brushy hillsides, breeding in the southwestern United States (western Texas to southern California), and migrating in winter to north-central Mexico and Baja California Sur. There is also a non-migratory population in central Mexico.
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Spizella atrogularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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