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Pooecetes gramineus
Vesper Sparrow
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Rare

Scientific Name with Authority:		Pooecetes gramineus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Passeriformes, Family Passerellidae, Genus Pooecetes, Species Pooecetes gramineus


Seasonality Tags:
Migratory


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:		NM: NGS, PFP, SGCN
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NM: S4
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 0 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Acadia National Park	Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site	Amistad National Recreation Area
Anacostia Park	Antietam National Battlefield
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore	Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Arches National Park	Assateague Island National Seashore
Badlands National Park	Bandelier National Monument
Big Bend National Park	Big Hole National Battlefield
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Big Thicket National Preserve
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area	Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Blue Ridge Parkway	Bryce Canyon National Park
Cabrillo National Monument	Canaveral National Seashore
Canyon De Chelly National Monument	Canyonlands National Park
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Capitol Reef National Park	Capulin Volcano National Monument
Carlsbad Caverns National Park	Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
Cedar Breaks National Monument	Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Chamizal National Memorial	Channel Islands National Park
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Chiricahua National Monument	City Of Rocks National Reserve
Colonial National Historical Park	Colorado National Monument
Congaree National Park	Coronado National Memorial
Crater Lake National Park	Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Curecanti National Recreation Area
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Death Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Devils Tower National Monument
Dinosaur National Monument	Dry Tortugas National Park
Effigy Mounds National Monument	Eisenhower National Historic Site
El Malpais National Monument	El Morro National Monument
Everglades National Park	Fire Island National Seashore
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument	Fort Bowie National Historic Site
Fort Davis National Historic Site	Fort Laramie National Historic Site
Fort Matanzas National Monument	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Fort Sumter National Historical Park	Fort Union National Monument
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site	Fossil Butte National Monument
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	Gateway National Recreation Area
Gauley River National Recreation Area	George Washington Carver National Monument
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Gettysburg National Military Park
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument	Glacier National Park
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area	Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Golden Spike National Historical Park	Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Teton National Park	Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
Great Basin National Park	Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Hovenweep National Monument	Indiana Dunes National Park
Isle Royale National Park	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Jewel Cave National Monument	John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
Johnstown Flood National Memorial	Joshua Tree National Park
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
Lake Mead National Recreation Area	Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
Lassen Volcanic National Park	Lava Beds National Monument
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial	Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Manzanar National Historic Site
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park	Mesa Verde National Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Missouri National Recreational River
Monocacy National Battlefield	Montezuma Castle National Monument
Morristown National Historical Park	Mount Rainier National Park
National Capital Parks-East	Natural Bridges National Monument
Navajo National Monument	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Nez Perce National Historical Park	Ninety Six National Historic Site
Niobrara National Scenic River	North Cascades National Park
Olympic National Park	Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Run	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Padre Island National Seashore	Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park
Parashant National Monument	Pecos National Historical Park
Petrified Forest National Park	Petroglyph National Monument
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Pipe Spring National Monument
Pipestone National Monument	Piscataway Park
Point Reyes National Seashore	Redwood National Park
Rock Creek Park	Rocky Mountain National Park
Saguaro National Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park	San Juan Island National Historical Park
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area	Scotts Bluff National Monument
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	Shenandoah National Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial	Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Timpanogos Cave National Monument	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument	Tumacacori National Historical Park
Tuzigoot National Monument	Valles Caldera National Preserve
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Vicksburg National Military Park
Voyageurs National Park	White Sands National Park
Whitman Mission National Historic Site	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
Wind Cave National Park	Wupatki National Monument
Yellowstone National Park	Yosemite National Park
Yucca House National Monument	Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	1/27/2009

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