Species Information

Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Craniata
    Class: Aves
      Order: Passeriformes
        Family: Passerellidae
          Genus: Peucaea
            Species: cassinii

Cassin's Sparrow - Peucaea cassinii

Cassin's Sparrow

Image courtesy of Biota Information System of New Mexico

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Cassin?s Sparrow (Peucaea cassinii) is a small (13-15 cm) bird that occurs in the south-central and southwestern U.S. and down into Mexico, with year-round residents, breeding season migrants, and wintering populations in New Mexico. They eat insects and seeds and are closely associated with grasslands interspersed with shrubs or yucca.

Status

Global Rank: G5

State Rank: S4

Rank Metadata
State Rank: S4 Rank Changed: 03/22/2017
Rank Reviewed: 03/22/2017
Reason: N/A
 
Ecological Factors
Specificity: N/A Range Extent: 200,000-2,500,000 square km (about 80,000-1,000,000 square miles)
Occurences: N/A Population Size: 100,000 - 1,000,000 individuals
Area of Occupancy: N/A Threat Summary: Agriculture & aquaculture - Medium | Climate change & severe weather - Medium | Droughts - Medium | Energy production & mining - Medium | Housing & urban areas - Medium | Invasive & other problematic species & genes - Medium | Invasive non-native/alien species - Medium | Livestock farming & ranching - Medium | Oil & gas drilling - Medium | Residential & commercial development - Medium

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SWAP Status: SGCN

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Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 26

Number of Mapped Locations: 80

Number of Observations: 197

Observation date range: 06-17-2001 to 08-18-2020


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