Vesper Sparrow © sdakotabirds.com

Vagrant to Belize, St Pierre and Miquelon (P).

Proposed subspecies altus (described from Kendrick Park, in north-central Arizona), treated as a synonym of confinis.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

• confinis Baird, SF, 1858   -  Breeds in south-western Canada (central British Columbia and south-western Mackenzie east through central Saskatchewan and southern Manitoba to western Ontario) and southern in USA to central-eastern California, central Nevada, central Arizona, central New Mexico, eastern Colorado and western Nebraska. Non-breeding from southern edge of breeding range (California east to New Mexico) and from southern Texas southern in Mexican highlands (to Oaxaca), occasionally to Guatemala.
• affinis Miller, GS, 1888   -  Breeds in western Washington and western Oregon (western USA). Non-breeding from central California (west of Sierra Nevada) south to north-western Mexico (north-western Baja California, possibly also Chihuahua).
• gramineus (Gmelin, 1789)   -  Breeds in south-eastern Canada (north-eastern Ontario and southern Quebec east to Prince Edward I and northern Nova Scotia) and eastern USA from northern Minnesota east to Maine and south to central Missouri, central Kentucky, north-eastern Tennessee, central North Carolina and southern Virginia. Non-breeding from southern part of breeding range south to central Texas and Gulf Coast.

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BirdLife International For more information about the Vesper Sparrow see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet. Articles about the Vesper Sparrow If you would like to read any articles about the Vesper Sparrow... Show Articles (0) No Pictures of Vesper Sparrow If Birdpedia has no pictures of Vesper Sparrow or you would like to see more, then try the following...       From BING (9) No Videos of Vesper Sparrow If Birdpedia has no videos of Vesper Sparrow or you would like to see more, then try the following..       From BING (0) Where can I observe this species? Select an area (or leave blank) to see locations where this species has been recorded. Area   NL NS PE NB QC ON MB SK AB BC YT NT NU   All    Optional: Complete the following if you wish to restrict the reserve to within a given distance of a location. Please enter the Latitude and Longitiude of a given location together with the maximum distance (km) to display a list of reserves within that distance. You must enter a Latitude, a Longitude and a distance greater than 0.   Latitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence) Deg Min Sec     Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)          N S or   GPS help Longitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence) Deg Min Sec     Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)          E W or   Find GPS using Google Maps Distance Bearing     N NE E SE S SW W NW Get Sample GPS readings On What Field Trips was this species observed? Select an area (or leave blank), and a date range, to see field trips on which this species has been recorded. Area   NL NS PE NB QC ON MB SK AB BC YT NT NU   All    From To     Optional: Complete the following if you wish to restrict the reserve to within a given distance of a location. Please enter the Latitude and Longitiude of a given location together with the maximum distance (km) to display a list of reserves within that distance. You must enter a Latitude, a Longitude and a distance greater than 0.   Latitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence) Deg Min Sec     Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)          N S or   GPS help Longitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence) Deg Min Sec     Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)          E W or Distance Bearing     N NE E SE S SW W NW Get Sample GPS readings Latest Sightings for Vesper Sparrow Select the Area to restrict the Sightings. Area   NL NS PE NB QC ON MB SK AB BC YT NT NU   All