Species Information
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Craniata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Passerellidae
Genus: Spizella
Species: atrogularis
Black-Chinned Sparrow - Spizella atrogularis
Image courtesy of Biota Information System of New Mexico
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Species Extent (New Mexico)
General Description
Black-chinned Sparrow (Spizella atrogularis) is a small (15 cm) songbird that is distributed through the southwestern U.S. and Mexico in arid scrublands, chaparral, and sagebrush. They feed on insects and small seeds.
Status
Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database
Number of Subpopulations: 20
Number of Mapped Locations: 93
Number of Observations: 115
Observation date range: 03-08-1933 to 07-31-2019
External Links
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Biota Information System of New Mexico (BISON-M)
NatureServe Explorer
Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)
New Mexico State Wildlife Action Plan (NMSWAP)
Biota Information System of New Mexico (BISON-M)
NatureServe Explorer
Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)
New Mexico State Wildlife Action Plan (NMSWAP)