Scientific Name
Melospiza melodia montana
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Melospiza melodia montana Henshaw, 1884
Park
Grand Canyon National Park (GRCA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Song Sparrow
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Passeriformes |
| Family | Passerellidae |
| Genus | Melospiza |
| Species | Melospiza melodia |
| Subspecies | Melospiza melodia montana |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
a fairly common summer resident in riparian habitat on upper Lake Mead, and an uncommon summer resident along the Colorado River upstream to Havasu Canyon (RM 156). Song Sparrow has increased as a summer resident along the river over the last twenty-five years (Yard and Blake 2003). It is a fairly common winter resident along the entire length of the Colorado River and in tributary riparian habitat. Elsewhere in the region it is a rare spring and fall migrant. Conditions may vary among subspecies. Data source: Gatlin, BP. 2011. Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Grand Canyon Region. 3rd edition.
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Common
Seasonality Tags
- Breeder
- Winter
Geographic Regions Tags
- Park Wide
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
0
Vouchers
3
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
MTerwilliger@nps.gov
Created Date
8/15/2016 9:57:31 AM
Last Modified By
mterwilliger@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
8/19/2016 5:08:16 PM
Notes
For (Melospiza melodia) * Song Sparrow is a fairly common summer resident in riparian habitat on upper Lake Mead, and an uncommon summer resident along the Colorado River upstream to Havasu Canyon (RM 156). Song Sparrow has increased as a summer resident along the river over the last twenty-five years (Yard and Blake 2003). It is a fairly common winter resident along the entire length of the Colorado River and in tributary riparian habitat. Elsewhere in the region it is a rare spring and fall migrant. Conditions may vary among subspecies. Data source: Gatlin, BP. 2011. Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Grand Canyon Region. 3rd edition.
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