Species Information
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Craniata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Passerellidae
Genus: Peucaea
Species: cassinii
Cassin's Sparrow - Peucaea cassinii
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
Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database
Number of Subpopulations: 26
Number of Mapped Locations: 65
Number of Observations: 196
Observation date range: 06-17-2001 to 08-28-2019
External Links
View More Information about this species at:
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)