LC
Bell's Sparrow Artemisiospiza belli



Taxonomy

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
Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable
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Red List history
Year Category Criteria
2021 Least Concern
2016 Least Concern
2012 Not Recognised
2008 Not Recognised
2004 Not Recognised
2000 Not Recognised
1994 Not Recognised
1988 Not Recognised
Species attributes

Migratory status full migrant Forest dependency does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type Average mass 15 g
Range

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 485,000 km2 medium
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding) 507,000 km2 medium
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size 270000 mature individuals poor inferred 2019
Population trend stable - inferred -
Generation length 2.22 years - - -

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
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
Mexico extant native yes yes yes
USA extant native yes yes yes yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial Rural Gardens marginal non-breeding
Shrubland Subtropical/Tropical Dry major breeding
Shrubland Subtropical/Tropical Dry major non-breeding
Altitude 0 - 3000 m Occasional altitudinal limits  

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.