Amphispiza belli ORDER: PASSERIFORMES FAMILY: EMBERIZIDAE
IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern
© 2004 Cornell Lab of Ornithology
The Sage Sparrow is a common but inconspicuous bird of sagebrush and chaparral in the arid western United States. It spends much of its time on the ground, running between shrubs with its tail raised in the air.
Song is a series of abrupt buzzy phrases and/or bell-like notes. Call is a short bell-like "tink."