Sagebrush Sparrow

Artemisiospiza nevadensis

In 2013, scientists decided the bird we knew was the Sage Sparrow is actually two species. One is resident in southern and coastal California, and became the Bell’s Sparrow (Artemisiospiza belli). The other, the so-called ‘Interior’ group breeding in the Great Basin, became the Sagebrush Sparrow (Artemisiospiza nevadensis). This second group spends winters in Arizona, New Mexico, west Texas and Mexico.

Modern science regards the Sagebrush Sparrow as monotypic (i.e. no subspecies).

All my meetings with this species have come in Great Basin country. Most have been in the eastern Sierra-Nevada country north of Bishop California, and near Mono Lake (Lee Vining). I’ve also enjoyed meetings on the Nevada-Oregon border along Highway 140, at the northern edge of the Sheldon National Antelope Refuge.

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Sagebrush Sparrow - Artemisiospiza nevadensis — **Sagebrush Sparrow**
*(Artemisiospiza nevadensis)*

**Description:**
Perched on Sage. Upper Owens River Valley, California.
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**Date Taken:** 2005:05:18 8:10

**Location:**

Benton Crossing
Crowley Lake, California
United States
0.00 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/7.1, 1/640

**File Name:** JCD1566-SageBrushSparrow

© 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging

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Pin It — **Sagebrush Sparrow**
*(Artemisiospiza nevadensis)*

**Description:**
Perched on Sage. Upper Owens River Valley, California.
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**Date Taken:** 2005:05:18 8:10

**Location:**

Benton Crossing
Crowley Lake, California
United States
0.00 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/7.1, 1/640

**File Name:** JCD1566-SageBrushSparrow

© 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging

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