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Aimophila botterii

Photo by Michael W. at Madera Canyon, Arizona.

[edit] Identification

13-16cm. Warm brown below, buff grey breast and sides, streaked blackish grey or brownish grey upperparts, rust-brown wings, long, rounded, grey-brown tail, dark iris, grey bill, pale red legs and feet. Sexes alike.

[edit] Distribution

In the US, restricted to southeast Arizona and south Texas, but range extends further south into Mexico.

[edit] Taxonomy

Polytypic. Consists of nine subspecies.

[edit] Habitat

Dry dense grasslands with tall grasses, savanna and scrub.

[edit] Behaviour

They nest on the ground.

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