Baird's Sparrow 508784 209987169 2008-05-03T22:18:36Z Gaius Cornelius 293907 Tidy using [[Project:AutoWikiBrowser|AWB]] {{Taxobox | name = Baird's Sparrow | status = LC | image = Ammodramus bairdii.jpg | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] | classis = [[bird|Aves]] | ordo = [[Passeriformes]] | familia = [[American sparrow|Emberizidae]] | genus = ''[[Ammodramus]]'' | species = '''''A. bairdii''''' | binomial = ''Ammodramus bairdii'' | binomial_authority = ([[John James Audubon|Audubon]], 1844) }} The '''Baird's Sparrow''', ''Ammodramus bairdii'', is a small [[North American]] [[American sparrow|sparrow]]. ==Overview== These birds have a large bill, a large flat head and a short forked tail. They have brown upper parts and white underparts, with streaking on the back, breast, and flanks. The face, nape, and crown stripe are yellowish. Their breeding habitat is tall grass [[prairie]] regions in southern central [[Canada]] and the northern mid-western [[United States]]. The nest is an open cup in a well-hidden grassy location on the ground. These birds [[bird migration|migrate]] to the southwestern United States and northern [[Mexico]]. They forage on the ground, mainly eating insects in summer and seeds in winter. These birds usually nest in small loose colonies. Males sing from perches within their nesting territory. The song consists of a short series of high notes followed by a trill. This bird is more often seen than heard. This bird's numbers have decreased with the loss of suitable habitat. This bird was named after [[Spencer Fullerton Baird]], an American naturalist. ==References== * {{IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=53560|title=Ammodramus bairdii|downloaded=5 May 2006}} Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern ==Further reading== <div class="reflist4" style="height: 220px; overflow: auto; padding: 3px" > ===Book=== * Green, M. T., P. E. Lowther, S. L. Jones, S. K. Davis, and B. C. Dale. 2002. ''Baird’s Sparrow (Ammodramus bairdii)''. In ''The Birds of North America'', No. 638 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. ===Reports=== * Anonymous (1993). ''Canadian Baird's sparrow recovery plan''. Ottawa: Recovery of Nationally Endangered Wildlife Committee, 1993. vii, 28 p. (36 pages) * De Smet KD. (1991). ''Manitoba's threatened and endangered grassland birds project: 1990 update''. Winnipeg: Manitoba Natural Resources, Wildlife Branch, 1991. iv, 47 p. (53 pages). * De Smet KD. (1992). ''Manitoba's threatened and endangered grassland birds: 1991 update and five year summary''. Winnipeg: Manitoba Natural Resources, Wildlife Branch, 1992. vi, 77 p. (85 pages) * De Smet KD & Miller WS. (1989). ''Status report on the Baird's sparrow, Ammodramus bairdii, in Canada''. Ottawa: Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada, 1989. ii, 28 p. (34 pages). ===Thesis=== * Ahlering MA. Ph.D. (2005). ''Settlement cues and resource use by Grasshopper Sparrows and Baird's Sparrows in the Upper Great Plains''. University of Missouri - Columbia, United States -- Missouri. * Davis SK. Ph.D. (2003). ''Habitat selection and demography of mixed-grass prairie songbirds in a fragmented landscape''. The University of Regina (Canada), Canada. * Gamble K. M.S. (2005). ''Habitat use in Baird's and grasshopper sparrows''. University of Missouri - Columbia, United States -- Missouri. * Green MT. Ph.D. (1992). ''Adaptations of Baird's sparrows (Ammodramus bairdii) to grasslands: Acoustic communication and nomadism''. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States -- North Carolina. * Klippenstine DR. M.Sc. (2005). ''Can egg mimicry by Brown-headed Cowbirds explain the acceptance of brood parasitism by grassland passerines?''. University of Manitoba (Canada), Canada. * Mahon CL. M.Sc. (1995). ''Habitat selection and detectability of Baird's sparrows in southwestern Alberta''. University of Alberta (Canada), Canada. ===Articles=== * Ahlering MA, Johnson DH & Faaborg J. (2006). ''Conspecific attraction in a grassland bird, the Baird's Sparrow''. Journal of Field Ornithology. vol '''77''', no 4. p. 365-371. * Bolduc D. (1969). ''Bairds Sparrow Occurrence Clay County Minnesota USA''. Loon. vol '''41''', no 1. * Dale BC, Martin PA & Taylor PS. (1997). ''Effects of hay management on grassland songbirds in Saskatchewan''. Wildlife Society Bulletin. vol '''25''', no 3. p. 616-626. * Davis SK. (2003). ''Nesting ecology of mixed-grass prairie songbirds in southern Saskatchewan''. Wilson Bulletin. vol '''115''', no 2. p. 119-130. * Davis SK. (2004). ''Area sensitivity in grassland passerines: Effects of patch size, patch shape, and vegetation structure on bird abundance and occurrence in southern Saskatchewan''. Auk. vol '''121''', no 4. p. 1130-1145. * Davis SK. (2005). ''Nest-site selection patterns and the influence of vegetation on nest survival of mixed-grass prairie passerines''. Condor. vol '''107''', no 3. p. 605-616. * Davis SK, Brigham RM, Shaffer TL & James PC. (2006). ''Mixed-grass prairie passerines exhibit weak and variable responses to patch size''. Auk. vol '''123''', no 3. p. 807-821. * Davis SK, Duncan DC & Skeel M. (1999). ''Distribution and habitat associations of three endemic grassland songbirds in southern Saskatchewan''. Wilson Bulletin. vol '''111''', no 3. p. 389-396. * Davis SK, Duncan DC & Skeel MA. (1996). ''The Baird's Sparrow: Status resolved''. Blue Jay. vol '''54''', no 4. p. 185-191. * Davis SK & Sealy SG. (1998). ''Nesting biology of the Baird's sparrow in southwestern Manitoba''. Wilson Bulletin. vol '''110''', no 2. p. 262-270. * Dieni JS & Jones SL. (2003). ''Grassland songbird nest site selection patterns in northcentral Montana''. Wilson Bulletin. vol '''115''', no 4. p. 388-396. * Gordon CE. (2000). ''Movement patterns of wintering grassland sparrows in Arizona''. Auk. vol '''117''', no 3. p. 748-759. * Johnson DH & Igl LD. (2001). ''Area requirements of grassland birds: A regional perspective''. Auk. vol '''118''', no 1. p. 24-34. * Kyllingstad H. (1977). ''Bairds Sparrow Singing at Rothsay''. Loon. vol '''49''', no 2. * Madden EM, Hansen AJ & Murphy RK. (1999). ''Influence of prescribed fire history on habitat and abundance of passerine birds in northern mixed-grass prairie''. Canadian Field Naturalist. vol '''113''', no 4. p. 627-640. * Madden EM, Murphy RK, Hansen AJ & Murray L. (2000). ''Models for guiding management of prairie bird habitat in northwestern North Dakota''. American Midland Naturalist. vol '''144''', no 2. p. 377-392. * Maher WJ. (1979). ''Nestling Diets of Prairie Passerine Birds at Matador Saskatchewan Canada''. Ibis. vol '''121''', no 4. p. 437-452. * Marks JS & Nordhagen T. (2005). ''Type locality of Ammodramus bairdii (Audubon)''. Auk. vol '''122''', no 1. p. 349-350. * Martin PA & Forsyth DJ. (2003). ''Occurrence and productivity of songbirds in prairie farmland under conventional versus minimum tillage regimes''. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. vol '''96''', no 1-3. p. 107-117. * Martin PA, Johnson DL, Forsyth DJ & Hill BD. (2000). ''Effects of two grasshopper control insecticides on food resources and reproductive success of two species of grassland songbirds''. Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry. vol '''19''', no 12. p. 2987-2996. * Pylypec B. (1991). ''Impacts of Fire on Bird Populations in a Fescue Prairie''. Canadian Field Naturalist. vol '''105''', no 3. p. 346-349. * Sutter GC & Brigham RM. (1998). ''Avifaunal and habitat changes resulting from conversion of native prairie to crested wheat grass: Patterns at songbird community and species levels''. Canadian Journal of Zoology. vol '''76''', no 5. p. 869-875. * Sutter GC, Troupe T & Forbes M. (1995). ''Abundance of Baird's sparrows, Ammodramus bairdii, in native prairie and introduced vegetation''. Ecoscience. vol '''2''', no 4. p. 344-348. * Voelker G. (2004). ''Can migrants do it faster? Accelerated molt of Baird's Sparrows and further insights into southwestern molting grounds''. Condor. vol '''106''', no 4. p. 910-914. * Wilson SD & Belcher JW. (1989). ''Plant and Bird Communities of Native Prairie and Introduced Eurasian Vegetation in Manitoba Canada''. Conservation Biology. vol '''3''', no 1. p. 39-44. </div> ==External links== *[http://vireo.acnatsci.org/search.html?Form=Search&SEARCHBY=Common&KEYWORDS=baird%27s+sparrow&showwhat=images&AGE=All&SEX=All&ACT=All&Search=Search&VIEW=All&ORIENTATION=All&RESULTS=24 Baird's Sparrow photo gallery] VIREO [[Category:Ammodramus]] [[Category:Birds of Canada|Sparrow, Baird's]] [[Category:Native birds of Canadian Prairies Canada|Sparrow, Baird's]] [[Category:Birds of the United States|Sparrow, Baird's]] [[Category:Native birds of the Plains-Midwest (United States)|Sparrow, Baird's]] [[Category:Birds of Mexico|Sparrow, Baird's]] [[Category:Native birds of Central Mexico|Sparrow, Baird's]] [[Category:Birds of the Madrean sky islands|Sparrow, Baird's]] [[Category:Western North American migratory birds|Sparrow, Baird's]] [[fr:Bruant de Baird]]