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| − | + | [[Image:Melozone kieneri Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow 0.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Subspecies ''kieneri''<br />Photo by {{user|Raul+Padilla|Raul Padilla}}<br />Ajijic, Jalisco, [[Mexico]], April 2016]] | |
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;[[:Category:Melozone|Melozone]] kieneri | ;[[:Category:Melozone|Melozone]] kieneri | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 15–17·5 cm (6-6¾ in) | |
| + | *Dark forehead | ||
| + | *Greyish fore-crown | ||
| + | *Rusty hind-crown, nape and neck sides | ||
| + | *Dark breast spot | ||
| + | *Olive-green upperparts | ||
| + | *Whitish underparts | ||
| + | *White eye ring | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Endemic to western [[Mexico]], from southern Sonora to northwestern Oaxaca. | Endemic to western [[Mexico]], from southern Sonora to northwestern Oaxaca. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *''M. k. grisior'': | ||
| + | :*Arid Pacific slope of north-western [[Mexico]] (south-eastern Sonora and north-eastern Sinaloa) | ||
| + | *''M. k. kieneri'': | ||
| + | :*Arid western Mexico (Sinaloa, western Durango, Nayarit, western Jalisco, Colima) | ||
| + | *''M. k. rubricata'': | ||
| + | :*Arid south-western Mexico (Michoacán, Puebla, Morelos, Guerrero, Oaxaca) | ||
| + | |||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Dry forests | + | Dry thorn forests,high-altitude shrub-land and oak woods. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | ====Diet==== | |
| + | They forage on on near the ground for seeds and arthropods. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | The substantial cup nest is formed from grass and dried leaves. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2016) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Melozone+kieneri}} | {{GSearch|Melozone+kieneri}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Melozone]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Melozone]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:01, 7 April 2016
- Melozone kieneri
Identification
15–17·5 cm (6-6¾ in)
- Dark forehead
- Greyish fore-crown
- Rusty hind-crown, nape and neck sides
- Dark breast spot
- Olive-green upperparts
- Whitish underparts
- White eye ring
Distribution
Endemic to western Mexico, from southern Sonora to northwestern Oaxaca.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- M. k. grisior:
- Arid Pacific slope of north-western Mexico (south-eastern Sonora and north-eastern Sinaloa)
- M. k. kieneri:
- Arid western Mexico (Sinaloa, western Durango, Nayarit, western Jalisco, Colima)
- M. k. rubricata:
- Arid south-western Mexico (Michoacán, Puebla, Morelos, Guerrero, Oaxaca)
Habitat
Dry thorn forests,high-altitude shrub-land and oak woods.
Behaviour
Diet
They forage on on near the ground for seeds and arthropods.
Breeding
The substantial cup nest is formed from grass and dried leaves.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Rusty-crowned Ground Sparrow. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Rusty-crowned_Ground_Sparrow
