GALLERIES > BIRDS > PASSERIFORMES > EMBERIZIDAE > CASSIN'S SPARROW [Aimophila cassinii]
Location: Palominas, AZGPS: 31.3W, -110.1N MAP
Date: August 24, 2008
ID: 7C2V7731
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Location: Palominas, AZGPS: 31.3W, -110.1N MAP
Date: August 24, 2008
ID: 7C2V7917
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Location: Palominas, AZGPS: 31.3W, -110.1N MAP
Date: August 24, 2008
ID: 7C2V7634
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Location: Palominas, AZGPS: 31.3W, -110.1N MAP
Date: August 24, 2008
ID: 7C2V7652
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SPECIES INFO
The Cassin's Sparrow (Spanish: Zacatonero de Cassin), Aimophila cassinii, is a medium-sized sparrow.
This passerine bird's range is primarily along the United States/Mexico border, with a breeding range that extends through the Great Plains states up to the southwestern corner of Nebraska, and a winter range that extends well into Mexico.
The name of this bird commemorates the American ornithologist John Cassin.
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