Utah Bird Profile - Brewer's Sparrow

Utah Bird Profile
Brewer's Sparrow - Spizella breweri

Name Roots: (I. spizella, "a small finch" - from Thomas M. Brewer)

In Utah:

by Paul Higgins

Nesting,
feeding,
characteristic behaviors:

Nests in a shrub at a height of 0-4 feet, in a cup nest. This species is an uncommon cowbird host. During the breeding season, this species is an insectivore: ground and lower-canopy gleaner. During the non-breeding seasons this species is an omnivore: ground and lower-canopy forager.

Habitat:

Breeds in Utah in shrubsteppe and high desert scrub habitats.

How to find:

| USGS Profile (Geological Survey) | US Winter Range Map | US Summer Range Map |

Occur. (CS)

(See Legend)

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