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Common Name

Bell's Sparrow

Alternate Names

Sage Sparrow

Common Type

Sparrow

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Passerellidae

Genus

Species

belli

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Number of Sub-Species

Four Subspecies

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Often tied to sagebrush habitats, although they can also be found in brushy stands of saltbush, chamise, and other low shrubs

Distribution and Range

Extreme western edge of California plus Mexican Baja peninsula.

Food

Forages on the ground by pecking and scratching for plant matter plus the occasional invertebrates.

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