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Davis, S. K. 2004. Area sensitivity in grassland passerines: effects of patch size, patch shape, and vegetation structure on bird abundance and occurrence in southern Saskatchewan. The Auk 121: 1130-1145.
Davis, S. K. 2017. Sprague's pipit breeding biology and reproductive success in planted and native grasslands. Journal of Avian Biology: e01547.
Davis, S. K. 2018. Sprague’s pipit breeding biology and reproductive success in planted and native grasslands. Journal of Avian Biology 49(4).
Davis, S. K.; Fisher, R. J. 2009. Post-fledging movements of Sprague's Pipit. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 121(1): 198-202.
Davis, S. K.; Fisher, R. J.; Skinner, S. L.; Shaffer, T. L.; Brigham, R. M. 2013. Songbird abundance in native and planted grassland varies with type and amount of grassland in the surrounding landscape. J. Wildlife Management 77: 908-919.
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Lipsey, M.K., Doherty, K.E., Naugle, D.E., Fields, S., Evans, J.S., Davis, S.K. and Koper, N. 2015. One step ahead of the plow: Using cropland conservation risk to guide Sprague's Pipit conservation in the northern Great Plains. Biol. Conserv. 191: 739-749.
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Muller, J. A.; Veech, J. A.; Kostecke, R. M. 2018. Landscape-scale habitat associations of Sprague's Pipits wintering in the southern United States. Journal of Field Ornithology 89(4): 326-336.
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Prescott, D. R. C.; Davis, S. K. 1998. Status report on the Sprague's Pipit Anthus spragueii in Canada.
Robbins, M. B.; Dale, B. C. 1999. Sprague's Pipit (Anthus spragueii). In: Poole, A.; Gill, F. (ed.), The birds of North America, No. 439, pp. 1-16. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia and The American Ornithologists' Union, Philadelphia and Washington, DC.
Roch, L.; Jaeger, J. A. G. 2014. Monitoring an ecosystem at risk: What is the degree of grassland fragmentation in the Canadian Prairies? Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 186(4): 2505-2534.
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BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Sprague's Pipit Anthus spragueii. Downloaded from
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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 23/11/2024.