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      - Order - Songbirds - Passeriformes
        
        Family - New World Sparrows - Passerellidae
        
        Species - Brewer's Sparrow (Timberline) - Spizella breweri taverneri

Brewer's Sparrow (Timberline) - Spizella breweri taverneri

Native Species

Global Rank: G5T4T5
State Rank: SNRB

Agency Status
USFWS: MBTA; BCC10
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General Description

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For a comprehensive review of the conservation status, habitat use, and ecology of this and other Montana bird species, please see Marks et al. 2016, Birds of Montana.

Species Range

Montana Range

Summer

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database

Number of Observations: 24

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Relative Density

Recency

Breeding
(direct evidence "B")

Breeding
(indirect evidence "b")

No evidence of Breeding
(transient "t")

Overwintering
(regular observations "W")

Overwintering
(at least one obs. "w")

(Observations spanning multiple months or years are excluded from time charts)

Habitat

References

Literature Cited AboveLegend: View Online Publication
- Marks, J.S., P. Hendricks, and D. Casey. 2016. Birds of Montana. Arrington, VA. Buteo Books. 659 pages.
Additional ReferencesLegend: View Online Publication
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- Griffin, S. C., B. L. Walker, and M. M. Hart. 2003. Using GIS to guide field surveys for Timberline Sparrows in northwestern Montana. Northwest Science 77:54-63.
- Montana Bird Distribution Committee. 2012. P.D. Skaar's Montana bird distribution. 7th Edition. Montana Audubon, Helena, Montana. 208 pp. + foldout map.
- Sibley, D. 2014. The Sibley guide to birds. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY. 598 pp.
- Skaar, P.D. 1969. Birds of the Bozeman latilong: a compilation of data concerning the birds which occur between 45 and 46 N. latitude and 111 and 112 W. longitude, with current lists for Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, impinging Montana counties and Yellowstone National Park. Bozeman, MT. 132 p.
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Citation for data on this website:
Brewer's Sparrow (Timberline) — Spizella breweri taverneri. Montana Field Guide. Montana Natural Heritage Program and Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved on April 13, 2021, from http://FieldGuide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=ABPBX94042