Species Information

Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Craniata
    Class: Aves
      Order: Passeriformes
        Family: Passerellidae
          Genus: Artemisiospiza
            Species: nevadensis

Sagebrush Sparrow - Artemisiospiza nevadensis

Sagebrush Sparrow

Image courtesy of Biota Information System of New Mexico

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Sagebrush Sparrow (Artemisiospiza nevadensis) is a small (12-15 cm) sparrow that occurs as summer and winter residents in different portions of New Mexico. They form pairs before arriving in the sagebrush habitat where they breed. They winter in desert scrub and grassland habitat.

Status

Global Rank: G5

State Rank: S3

Rank Metadata
State Rank: S3 Rank Changed: 03/22/2017
Rank Reviewed: 03/22/2017
Reason: N/A
 
Ecological Factors
Specificity: N/A Range Extent: 20,000-200,000 square km (about 8000-80,000 square miles)
Occurences: N/A Population Size: 100,000 - 1,000,000 individuals
Area of Occupancy: N/A Threat Summary: Agriculture & aquaculture - High | Climate change & severe weather - High | Commercial & industrial areas - High | Habitat shifting & alteration - High | Invasive & other problematic species & genes - High | Invasive non-native/alien species - High | Livestock farming & ranching - High | Residential & commercial development - High

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SWAP Status: SGCN

NMRP Strategy Status:

Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 10

Number of Mapped Locations: 31

Number of Observations: 39

Observation date range: 07-20-1997 to 07-21-2018


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