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Sage Sparrow Life History

Order: Passeriformes > Family: Emberizidae > Genus and species: Amphispiza belli

Pictures

  • © George Jameson
  • © George Jameson

Size

  • Length: 6 inches
  • Wingspan: 8 inches
  • Weight: 17 grams

Habitat

Summer:

  • scrub
  • brush
  • thicket
  • desert
  • chaparral

Winter (additional):

  • agricultural fields
  • grassland
  • meadow

Diet

  • insects
  • seed

Range

Summer:

  • Western North America

Winter:

  • North America, Central America

Abundance by Country

Nest Information

  • Number of broods: 2?
  • Days spent incubating: 13-16
  • Days until young fledge: 9-11