Species Information

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

Botteri's Sparrow - Peucaea botterii

Botteri's Sparrow

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Botteri's Sparrow (Peucaea botterii) is a small (15-17 cm), plain sparrow that ranges from Costa Rica to the southern edges of Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, with the core of the range in Mexico. Sacaton grasslands are the preferred habitats for this species within its limited range in New Mexico. Botteri?s Sparrows will chase grasshopper prey until the grasshoppers are exhausted and then eat them.

Status

Global Rank: G4G5

State Rank: S1B,S1N

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BLM Status: BLM SENSITIVE

SWAP Status: SGCN

NMRP Strategy Status:

Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 20

Number of Mapped Locations: 20

Number of Observations: 20

Observation date range: 07-22-1994 to 06-01-1995

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