Sage Sparrow 3237731 194744623 2008-02-28T21:28:27Z Eubot 231599 Removed taxobox colour. See [[User:Eubot/Removing colours from taxoboxen]]. {{Taxobox | name = Sage Sparrow | status = LC | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] | classis = [[bird|Aves]] | ordo = [[passerine|Passeriformes]] | familia = [[American sparrow|Emberizidae]] | genus = ''[[Amphispiza]]'' | species = '''''A. belli''''' | binomial = ''Amphispiza belli'' | binomial_authority = ([[John Cassin|Cassin]], 1850) }} The '''Sage Sparrow''' (''Amphispiza belli'') is a medium-sized [[American sparrow|sparrow]]. This [[passerine]] [[bird]] is primarily found in the interior of the [[Western United States]] (between the [[Rocky Mountains]] and the coastal ranges such as the [[Cascade Range|Cascades]]), ranging a bit down into [[Mexico]], with a [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] coastal subspecies known as [[Bell's Sparrow]]. Sage Sparrows are indeed often tied to sagebrush habitats, although they can also be found in brushy stands of saltbush, chamnise, and other low shrubs of the arid Interior West. Although their numbers are generally strong at this time, significant declines in sagebrush habitat in the West could be expected to impact Sage Sparrow populations in the near future. The species' epithet (''belli'') refers to [[John Graham Bell]].<ref>"Dictionary of Birds of the United States: Scientific and Common Names," Joel Ellis Holloway. Timber Press, 2003. Page 25.</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} * {{IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=53574|title=Amphispiza belli|downloaded=12 May 2006}} Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern ==External links== * [http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Sage_Sparrow.html Sage Sparrow Species Account] - Cornell Lab of Ornithology * [http://www.sdakotabirds.com/species/sage_sparrow_info.htm Sage Sparrow Information] - South Dakota Birds and Birding * [http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/i5740id.html Sage Sparrow ''Amphispiza belli''] - USGS Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter *[http://vireo.acnatsci.org/search.html?Form=Search&SEARCHBY=Common&KEYWORDS=sage+sparrow&showwhat=images&AGE=All&SEX=All&ACT=All&Search=Search&VIEW=All&ORIENTATION=All&RESULTS=24 Sage Sparrow photo gallery] VIREO * [http://ibc.hbw.com/ibc/phtml/especie.phtml?idEspecie=9595 Sage Sparrow videos] on the Internet Bird Collection ==Further reading== <div class="reflist4" style="height: 220px; overflow: auto; padding: 3px" > ===Book=== * Martin, J. W., and B. A. Carlson. 1998. ''Sage Sparrow (Amphispiza belli)''. In ''The Birds of North America'', No. 326 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. ===Thesis=== * Johnson E. M.S. (2005). ''Bird and small mammal communities of sagebrush-dominated mountain meadows: An examination of meadow characteristics as part of a hierarchical, multi-level study of the Wasatch-Cache National Forest''. Utah State University, United States -- Utah. * Moldenhauer RR. Ph.D. (1969). ''THE WATER ECONOMY OF THE SAGE SPARROW, AMPHISPIZA BELLI NEVADENSIS (RIDGWAY)''. Oregon State University, United States -- Oregon. * Petersen KL. Ph.D. (1986). ''AVIAN ECOLOGICAL STUDIES IN A SAGEBRUSH COMMUNITY: BIRD RESPONSES TO FIRE AND TERRITORY DYNAMICS IN A SPARROW POPULATION (IDAHO)''. Iowa State University, United States -- Iowa. * Repasky RR. Ph.D. (1992). ''Habitat partitioning by sparrows along an elevational gradient''. The University of British Columbia (Canada), Canada. * Tuckfield RC. Ph.D. (1985). ''ECOLOGICAL INFLUENCES ON THE GEOGRAPHIC PATTERNS OF SONG VARIATION IN TWO DESERT SPARROWS (BLACK-THROATED, SHIFT, SAGE, CHARACTER)''. Indiana University, United States -- Indiana. ===Articles=== * Akcakaya HR, Franklin J, Syphard AD & Stephenson JR. (2005). ''Viability of Bell's Sage Sparrow (Amphispiza belli ssp belli): Altered fire regimes''. Ecological Applications. vol '''15''', no 2. p. 521-531. * Best LB & Petersen KL. (1985). ''Seasonal Changes in Detectability of Sage Amphispiza-Belli and Brewer's Sparrows Spizella-Breweri''. Condor. vol '''87''', no 4. p. 556-558. * Best LB & Pettersen KL. (1982). ''Effects of Stage of the Breeding Cycle on Sage Sparrow Amphispiza-Belli Detectability''. Auk. vol '''99''', no 4. p. 788-791. * Cicero C & Johnson NK. (2006). ''Diagnosability of subspecies: Lessons from sage sparrows (Amphispiza belli) for analysis of geographic variation in birds''. Auk. vol '''123''', no 1. p. 266-274. * Gustafson GR. (1976). ''A Sage Sparrow Egg in a Black-Throated Sparrow Nest''. Auk. vol '''92''', no 4. p. 805-806. * Gustafson JR. (1975). ''SAGE SPARROW EGG IN A BLACK-THROATED SPARROW NEST''. Auk. vol '''92''', no 4. p. 805-806. * Johnson NK & Marten JA. (1992). ''Macrogeographic Patterns of Morphometric and Genetic Variation in the Sage Sparrow Complex''. Condor. vol '''94''', no 1. p. 1-19. * Meents JK, Anderson BW & Ohmart RD. (1982). ''Vegetation Relationships and Food of Sage Sparrows Amphispiza-Belli Wintering in Honey Mesquite Prosopis-Glandulosa Habitat''. Wilson Bulletin. vol '''94''', no 2. p. 129-138. * Moldenhauer RR. (1970). ''The Effects of Temperature on the Metabolic Rate and Evaporative Water Loss of the Sage Sparrow Amphispiza-Belli-Nevadensis''. Comparative Biochemistry & Physiology. vol '''36''', no 3. p. 579-587. * Moldenhauer RR & Wiens JA. (1970). ''The Water Economy of the Sage Sparrow Amphispiza-Belli-Nevadensis''. Condor. vol '''72''', no 3. p. 265-275. * Patten MA & Unitt P. (2002). ''Diagnosability versus mean differences of sage sparrow subspecies''. Auk. vol '''119''', no 1. p. 26-35. * Petersen KL & Best LB. (1985). ''Nest-Site Selection by Sage Sparrows Amphispiza-Belli''. Condor. vol '''87''', no 2. p. 217-221. * Petersen KL & Best LB. (1986). ''Diets of Nestling Sage Sparrows Amphispiza-Belli and Brewer's Sparrows Spizella-Breweri in an Idaho USA Sagebrush Community''. Journal of Field Ornithology. vol '''57''', no 4. p. 283-294. * Petersen KL & Best LB. (1987). ''Territory Dynamics in a Sage Sparrow Population Are Shifts in Site Use Adaptive''. Behavioral Ecology & Sociobiology. vol '''21''', no 6. p. 351-358. * Reynolds TD. (1981). ''Nesting of the Sage Thrasher Oreoscoptes-Montanus Sage Sparrow Amphispiza-Belli and Brewers Sparrow Spizella-Breweri in Southeastern Idaho USA''. Condor. vol '''83''', no 1. p. 61-64. * Rich T. (1980). ''Nest Placement in Sage Thrashers Oreoscoptes-Montanus Sage Sparrows Amphispiza-Belli and Brewers Sparrows Spizella-Breweri''. Wilson Bulletin. vol '''92''', no 3. p. 362-368. * Rich T. (1980). ''Territorial Behavior of the Sage Sparrow Amphispiza-Belli Spatial and Random Aspects''. Wilson Bulletin. vol '''94''', no 4. p. 425-438. * Rich T. (1981). ''Micro Geographic Variation in the Song of the Sage Sparrow Amphispiza-Belli''. Condor. vol '''83''', no 2. p. 113-119. * Rich T. (1983). ''Incomplete Songs and Associated Behavior of Sage Sparrows Amphispiza-Belli''. Wilson Bulletin. vol '''95''', no 2. p. 281-282. * Rich T. (1983). ''Walking in Line Behavior in Sage Sparrow Territorial Encounters''. Condor. vol '''85''', no 4. p. 496-497. * Rich T. (1985). ''Directionality of Displaying Territorial Sage Sparrows Amphispiza-Belli Optimal Paths''. Animal Behaviour. vol '''33''', no 4. p. 1390-1392. * Rich T. (1985). ''The Organization and Structure of Sage Sparrow Amphispiza-Belli Song Locatability Distance Transmission and Contrast''. Murrelet. vol '''66''', no 1. p. 1-10. * Wiens JA. (1982). ''Song Pattern Variation in the Sage Sparrow Amphispiza-Belli Dialects or Epiphenomena?''. Auk. vol '''99''', no 2. p. 208-229. * Winter BM & Best LB. (1985). ''Effect of Prescribed Burning on Placement of Sage Sparrow Amphispiza-Belli Nests''. Condor. vol '''87''', no 2. p. 294-295. </div> [[Category:Amphispiza]] [[Category:Native birds of the Western United States|Sparrow, Sage]] [[Category:Native birds of the Southwestern United States|Sparrow, Sage]] [[Category:Birds of the Great Basin desert region|Sparrow, Sage]] [[Category:Birds of Mexico|Sparrow, Sage]] [[Category:Fauna of Northern Mexico|Sparrow, Sage]] [[Category:Birds of Baja Peninsula Mexico|Sparrow, Sage]] [[Category:Fauna of the Colorado Desert|Sparrow, Sage]] [[Category:Fauna of the Sonoran Desert|Sparrow, Sage]] [[Category:Fauna of the Chihuahuan Desert|Sparrow, Sage]] [[Category:Fauna of the Great Basin desert region]] [[Category:Western North American migratory birds|Sparrow, Sage]]