- Botteri's Sparrow
Taxobox
name = Botteri's Sparrow
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Passeriformes
familia = Emberizidae
genus = "Aimophila "
species = "A. botterii"
binomial = "Aimophila botterii"
binomial_authority = (Sclater, 1858)The Botteri's Sparrow, "Aimophila botterii", is a medium-sized sparrow.This
passerine bird is primarily found inMexico , with a breeding range that extends into the southeastern tip of theU.S. state ofArizona , and a small non-migratory population in the southern-most tip ofTexas (which is threatened by loss of habitat).It was not found in Arizona between the 1890s and the mid-20th century due to excessive
grazing oflifestock ; nowadays, it is locally common in its Arizona range due to recovery of vegetation. Juvenile birds apparently need dense vegetation to hide in duringfledging ; the uncommon nativesacaton grass "Sporobolus wrightii " is preferred, but stands of introduced non-nativeLehmann lovegrass ("Eragrostis lehmanniana ") andBoer lovegrass ("E. curvula" var. "conferta") are also successfully utilized, though at lowerpopulation density . [Jones & Bock (2005)]The name of this species commemorates the ornithologist
Matteo Botteri (1808-1877).Footnotes
References
*|year=2004|id=53581|title=Aimophila botterii|downloaded=12 May 2006 Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
* (2005): The Botteri's sparrow and exotic Arizona grasslands: an ecological trap or habitat regained? "Condor" 107(4): 731–741. [Article in English with Spanish abstract] DOI|10.1650/7741.1 (HTML abstract)
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