Length: 6 inches | Wingspan: 7.75 inches | Seasonality: Non-resident in South Dakota |
ID Keys: Rather plain underparts and face, strongly streaked back, long bill, dark crown |
Botteri's
Sparrow is a rather plain sparrow of arid areas of Mexico, with a range that
just crosses into the U.S. in the far southern tip of Texas and in
southeastern Arizona. They have also occasionally been found in
southwestern New Mexico. They can be difficult to observe, usually
preferring to skulk on the ground or in their preferred grassland habitat in
the U.S. They are very similar to the
Cassin's Sparrow, and share some of
the same habitats. Given the difficult in observing Botteri's
Sparrows, they are most often identified by song, which also readily
differentiates them from Cassin's Sparrow.
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South Dakota Status: Non-resident in South Dakota |