Order
Passeriformes
Family
Passerellidae
Genus
Peucaea
 
Birds of North America
Version  2.0
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 - Cassin's Sparrow
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Cassin's Sparrow Peucaea cassinii

John B. Dunning, Richard K. Bowers Jr., Sherman J. Suter, and Carl E. Bock
Version: 2.0 — Published June 12, 2018

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Figure 1. Distribution of Cassin's Sparrow. - Range Map
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  • Year-round
  • Migration
  • Breeding
  • Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of Cassin's Sparrow.

Winter status in many areas is poorly known. Limits of this species’ breeding range fluctuate in response to rainfall levels, and singing males may appear north of the distribution shown when greater than average rainfall produces lush vegetative growth in normally arid shrub grasslands.

Recommended Citation

Dunning, J. B., Jr., R. K. Bowers Jr., S. J. Suter, and C. E. Bock (2018). Cassin's Sparrow (Peucaea cassinii), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (P. G. Rodewald, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.casspa.02
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