Current view: Data table and detailed info
Taxonomic note
Artemisiospiza belli and A. nevadensis (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) were previously placed in the genus Amphispiza and lumped as A. belli following AOU (1998 and supplements); Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993); Stotz et al. (1996).
Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Red List history
Migratory status |
full migrant |
Forest dependency |
does not normally occur in forest |
Land-mass type |
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Average mass |
15 g |
Population justification: The global population is inferred to number 270,000 mature individuals (Partners in Flight 2019).
Trend justification: The species has stable population trends (Partners in Flight 2019). The population in North America however has declined by 10% over the past ten years, though this value is non-significant (Pardieck et al. 2018).
Country/territory distribution
Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Bell's Sparrow Artemisiospiza belli. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/bells-sparrow-artemisiospiza-belli on 03/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 03/12/2024.