Data Zone
Taxonomic note
Ammospiza leconteii (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) was previously placed in the genus Ammodramus following AOU (1998 & supplements); Sibley & 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.
| Critically Endangered | Endangered | Vulnerable |
|---|---|---|
| - | - | - |
| Year | Category | Criteria |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Least Concern | |
| 2016 | Least Concern | |
| 2012 | Least Concern | |
| 2009 | Least Concern | |
| 2008 | Least Concern | |
| 2004 | Least Concern | |
| 2000 | Lower Risk/Least Concern | |
| 1994 | Lower Risk/Least Concern | |
| 1988 | Lower Risk/Least Concern |
| Migratory status | full migrant | Forest dependency | does not normally occur in forest |
| Land-mass type | Average mass | 13 g |
| Estimate | Data quality | |
|---|---|---|
| Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) | 4,170,000 km2 | medium |
| Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding) | 2,120,000 km2 | medium |
| Severely fragmented? | no | - |
| Estimate | Data quality | Derivation | Year of estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population size | 5100000 mature individuals | poor | estimated | 2019 |
| Population trend | decreasing | - | estimated | - |
| Generation length | 1.91 years | - | - | - |
Population justification: The global population is estimated to number 5,100,000 mature individuals (Partners in Flight 2019).
Trend justification: The species has been undergoing a large decline at an average rate of 2.2% per year between 1970 and 2017 (Partners in Flight 2019). Short-term trends however suggest that the population trend is stabilising, so that the species has declined very slowly over the past ten years (Pardieck et al. 2018; see also Meehan et al. 2018).
| Country/Territory | Presence | Origin | Resident | Breeding visitor | Non-breeding visitor | Passage migrant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | extant | native | yes | yes | ||
| Mexico | extant | vagrant | yes | |||
| USA | extant | native | yes | yes | yes |
| Country/Territory | IBA Name |
|---|
| Habitat (level 1) | Habitat (level 2) | Importance | Occurrence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grassland | Temperate | major | non-breeding |
| Grassland | Temperate | major | breeding |
| Wetlands (inland) | Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands | major | non-breeding |
| Wetlands (inland) | Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands | major | breeding |
| Altitude | Occasional altitudinal limits |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: LeConte's Sparrow Ammospiza leconteii. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/lecontes-sparrow-ammospiza-leconteii on 22/12/2024.
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 22/12/2024.