A photo of a Cassin's Sparrow (Peucaea cassinii)
Cassin's Sparrow

Cassin's Sparrow

Peucaea cassinii

Cassin's sparrow (Peucaea cassinii) is a medium-sized sparrow. This passerine bird's range is from western Nebraska to north-central Mexico. The sparrow has a long tail, gray-brown with white corners, and has dark marks on the back and sides. The species resembles Botteri's sparrow because of its size and marks, but Boterri's sparrow is a weaker shade of gray. The best way to tell the differences between the two is the song of Cassin's sparrow. Both the males and females are the same shade of gray and are 5 to 6 inches, although males are bigger. The Cassin's sparrow is a fairly large, plain, grayish sparrow that lacks conspicuous markings. In flight, the long, roundish tail is obvious and the white tips of the tail feathers are sometimes apparent. This species is most easily identified by its distinctive song and dramatic skylarking behavior during the breeding season.
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Jason ray
Tuesday 07 Mar 2023 - 7:58pm
United States
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Luis Humberto Montemayor
Sunday 26 Feb 2023 - 9:49am
Mexico
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Luis Humberto Montemayor
Saturday 25 Feb 2023 - 4:30pm
Mexico
A map showing the sighting location
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Luis Humberto Montemayor
Sunday 19 Feb 2023 - 4:27pm
Mexico
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