Buntings and New World Sparrows (Emberizidae)
Belding's Sparrow (Passerculus guttatus) - HBW 16, p. 550
French: Bruant de Belding
German: Beldingammer
Spanish: Chingolo de Belding
Taxonomy: Passerculus guttatus Lawrence, 1867, San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
Genus sometimes subsumed in Ammodramus. Traditionally treated as conspecific with P. sandwichensis and P. rostratus, and often also with P. sanctorum, but all differ in morphology and plumage and, to some extent, in ecology; separation at species level supported by recent molecular-genetic findings. Two additional proposed races from Baja California: annulus, described from Scammon’s Lagoon (Guerrero Negro), is treated as a synonym of beldingi, and magdalenae, from North Estero (in Bahía Magdalenae), is synonymized with nominate. Two subspeci.. View all taxonomy...
Genus sometimes subsumed in Ammodramus. Traditionally treated as conspecific with P. sandwichensis and P. rostratus, and often also with P. sanctorum, but all differ in morphology and plumage and, to some extent, in ecology; separation at species level supported by recent molecular-genetic findings. Two additional proposed races from Baja California: annulus, described from Scammon’s Lagoon (Guerrero Negro), is treated as a synonym of beldingi, and magdalenae, from North Estero (in Bahía Magdalenae), is synonymized with nominate. Two subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- beldingi Ridgway, 1885 - breeds extreme SW USA (coastal S California S from Santa Barbara, possibly from San Luis Obispo County) S in NW Mexico (Baja California), including Todos Santos I, to Laguna de Ojo Liebre.
- guttatus Lawrence, 1867 - breeds in S Baja California from Laguna San Ignacio S to Bahía Magdalena; non-breeding S to Cabo San Lucas.
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A lateral view of an adult in its natural habitat, perched on salt marsh pickleweed (Salicornia virginica) Locality Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp beldingi)
Don DesJardin 30 September 2007 5 years ago 19 sec 4.8 -
An adult perched on salt marsh pickle-weed looking around and then dropping down. Locality Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp beldingi)
Don DesJardin 11 September 2011 1 year ago 31 sec 4.7 -
An adult perched on salt marsh pickleweed looking around. The wing flutter exhibited with this bird probably indicates courting Locality Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp beldingi)
Don DesJardin 12 February 2010 3 years ago 49 sec 4.5 -
An adult perched and looking around Locality Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp beldingi)
Don DesJardin 30 September 2007 5 years ago 19 sec 4.5 -
A front view of an adult bird standing on a bush Locality Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp beldingi)
Don DesJardin 31 December 2001 5 years ago 17 sec 4.5 -
A lateral view of an adult perched on salt marsh pickleweed in early morning. Locality Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp beldingi)
Don DesJardin 16 December 2009 3 years ago 37 sec 4.3
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An adult male singing on territory. Locality Ventura, Ventura County, California, USA (United States)
(ssp beldingi)
Don DesJardin 12 February 2010 19 weeks ago 4
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