The clay-colored sparrow or clay-coloured sparrow

  • Clay-colored sparrow - Spizella pallida - USGS Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter

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Further reading

Book

  • Knapton, R. W. 1994. Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida). In The Birds of North America, No. 120 (A. Poole and F. Gill, Eds.). Philadelphia: The Academy of Natural Sciences; Washington, D.C.: The American Ornithologists' Union.

Thesis

  • Bakker KK. Ph.D. (2000). Avian occurrence in woodlands and grasslands on public areas throughout eastern South Dakota. South Dakota State University, United States, South Dakota.
  • Davis SK. Ph.D. (2003). Habitat selection and demography of mixed-grass prairie songbirds in a fragmented landscape. The University of Regina (Canada), Canada.
  • Giraldo Davila, Sebastian, and Gustavo Londono. "First Record of the Clay-Colored Sparrow (Passerellidae: Spizella Pallida) for South America." Ornitologia Neotropical, vol. 30, 2019, pp. 85–87.
  • Grieef PM. M.Sc. (1995). Cues used by brood parasites and predators to locate nests. The University of Manitoba (Canada), Canada.
  • Hill DP. M.Sc. (1992). An experimental study of nest desertion by the clay-colored sparrow (Spizella pallida) in response to cowbird parasitism. The University of Manitoba (Canada), Canada.
  • Kerns CK. M.S. (2004). Passerine nest ecology in managed, mixed-grass prairie. University of Missouri - Columbia, United States, Missouri.
  • Knapton RW. Ph.D. (1978). BEHAVIOURAL ECOLOGY OF THE CLAY-COLORED SPARROW SPIZELLA PALLIDA. The University of Manitoba (Canada), Canada.
  • Romig GP. D.A. (1994). The impact of cowbird parasitism on a North Dakota population of clay-colored sparrows. The University of North Dakota, United States, North Dakota.

Articles

  • Bakker KK, Naugle DE & Higgins KF. (2002). Incorporating landscape attributes into models for migratory grassland bird conservation. Conservation Biology. vol 16, no 6. pp.&nbsp;1638–1646.
  • Benson A-M, Pogson TH & Doyle TJ. (2000). Updated geographic distribution of eight passerine species in central Alaska. Western Birds. vol 31, no 2. pp.&nbsp;100–105.
  • Cosens SE & Falls JB. (1984). A Comparison of Sound Propagation and Song Frequency in Temperate Marsh and Grassland Habitats. Behavioral Ecology & Sociobiology. vol 15, no 3. pp.&nbsp;161–170.
  • Cunningham MA, Johnson DH & Svingen DN. (2006). Estimates of breeding bird Populations in the Sheyenne National Grassland, North Dakota. Prairie Naturalist. vol 38, no 1. pp.&nbsp;39–56.
  • Davis SK. (2003). Nesting ecology of mixed-grass prairie songbirds in southern Saskatchewan. Wilson Bulletin. vol 115, no 2. pp.&nbsp;119–130.
  • Davis SK. (2004). Area sensitivity in grassland passerines: Effects of patch size, patch shape, and vegetation structure on bird abundance and occurrence in southern Saskatchewan. Auk. vol 121, no 4. pp.&nbsp;1130–1145.
  • Davis SK, Brigham RM, Shaffer TL & James PC. (2006). Mixed-grass prairie passerines exhibit weak and variable responses to patch size. Auk. vol 123, no 3. pp.&nbsp;807–821.
  • Forsyth DJ, Hinks CF & Westcott ND. (1994). FEEDING BY CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS ON GRASSHOPPERS AND TOXICITY OF CARBOFURAN RESIDUES. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. vol 13, no 5. pp.&nbsp;781–788.
  • Ganier AF, Goodpasture KA, Laskey AR & Bierly M. (1969). Clay-Colored Sparrow in Hardin County. Migrant. vol 40, no 4. pp.&nbsp;84–85.
  • Grant TA, Madden EM, Shaffer TL, Pietz PJ, Berkey GB & Kadrmas NJ. (2006). Nest survival of clay-colored and vesper sparrows in relation to woodland edge in mixed-grass prairies. Journal of Wildlife Management. vol 70, no 3. pp.&nbsp;691–701.
  • Grant TA, Shaffer TL, Madden EM & Pietz PJ. (2005). Time-specific variation in passerine nest survival: New insights into old questions. Auk. vol 122, no 2. pp.&nbsp;661–672.
  • Grieef PM & Sealy SG. (2000). Simulated host activity does not attract parasitism by brown-headed cowbirds (Molothrus ater). Bird Behavior. vol 13, no 2. pp.&nbsp;69–78.
  • Higgins KF, Arnold TW & Barta RM. (1984). Breeding Bird Community Colonization of Sown Stands of Native Grasses in North-Dakota USA. Prairie Naturalist. vol 16, no 4. pp.&nbsp;177–182.
  • Hill DP & Sealy SG. (1994). Desertion of nests parasitized by cowbirds: Have clay-coloured sparrows evolved an anti-parasite defence?. Animal Behaviour. vol 48, no 5. pp.&nbsp;1063–1070.
  • Hoag DJ. (1999). Hybridization between Clay-colored sparrow and Field sparrow in northern Vermont. Wilson Bulletin. vol 111, no 4. pp.&nbsp;581–584.
  • Ingold JL & Woods PE. (1982). The Clay-Colored Sparrow Spizella-Pallida in Ohio USA a 3rd State Collection. Ohio Journal of Science. vol 82, no 4. pp.&nbsp;211–213.
  • Johnson DH & Igl LD. (2001). Area requirements of grassland birds: A regional perspective. Auk. vol 118, no 1. pp.&nbsp;24–34.
  • Knapton RW. (1978). Breeding Ecology of the Clay-Colored Sparrow Spizella-Pallida. Living Bird. vol 17, pp.&nbsp;137–158.
  • Knapton RW. (1978). Sex and Age Determination in the Clay-Colored Sparrow. Bird Banding. vol 49, no 2. pp.&nbsp;152–156.
  • Knapton RW. (1979). OPTIMAL SIZE OF TERRITORY IN THE CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, SPIZELLA-PALLIDA. Canadian Journal of Zoology-Revue Canadienne De Zoologie. vol 57, no 7. pp.&nbsp;1358–1370.
  • Knapton RW. (1980). Nestling Foods and Foraging Patterns in the Clay-Colored Sparrow Spizella-Pallida. Wilson Bulletin. vol 94, no 4. pp.&nbsp;458–465.
  • Knapton RW. (1982). GEOGRAPHIC SIMILARITY AND YEAR-TO-YEAR RETENTION OF SONG IN THE CLAY-COLORED SPARROW (SPIZELLA-PALLIDA). Behaviour. vol 79, pp.&nbsp;189–200.
  • Madden EM, Hansen AJ & Murphy RK. (1999). Influence of prescribed fire history on habitat and abundance of passerine birds in northern mixed-grass prairie. Canadian Field-Naturalist. vol 113, no 4. pp.&nbsp;627–640.
  • Madden EM, Murphy RK, Hansen AJ & Murray L. (2000). Models for guiding management of prairie bird habitat in northwestern North Dakota. American Midland Naturalist. vol 144, no 2. pp.&nbsp;377–392.
  • Munson ES. (1992). Influence of Nest Cover on Habitat Selection in Clay-Colored Sparrows. The Wilson Bulletin. vol 104, no 3. p.&nbsp;525.
  • Pietz PJ & Granfors DA. (2000). Identifying predators and fates of grassland passerine nests using miniature video cameras. Journal of Wildlife Management. vol 64, no 1. pp.&nbsp;71–87.
  • Pietz PJ & Granfors DA. (2000). White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) predation on grassland songbird nestlings. American Midland Naturalist. vol 144, no 2. pp.&nbsp;419–422.
  • Pylypec B. (1991). IMPACTS OF FIRE ON BIRD POPULATIONS IN A FESCUE PRAIRIE. Canadian Field-Naturalist. vol 105, no 3. pp.&nbsp;346–349.
  • Romig GP & Crawford RD. (1996). Clay-colored sparrows in North Dakota parasitized by brown-headed cowbirds. Prairie Naturalist. vol 27, no 4. pp.&nbsp;193–203.
  • Schulte LS & Niemi GJ. (1998). Bird communities of early-successional burned and logged forest. Journal of Wildlife Management. vol 62, no 4. pp.&nbsp;1418–1429.
  • Simpson MBJ. (1968). Clay Colored Sparrow at Columbia South-Carolina USA Record. Chat. vol 32, no 3.
  • Sodhi NS. (1992). Comparison between urban and rural bird communities in prairie Saskatchewan: Urbanization and short-term population trends. Canadian Field Naturalist. vol 106, no 2. pp.&nbsp;210–215.
  • Waters A. (2000). First Clay-colored Sparrow for Augusta. Oriole. vol 65, no 1-2.
  • Wilson SD & Belcher JW. (1989). Plant and Bird Communities of Native Prairie and Introduced Eurasian Vegetation in Manitoba Canada. Conservation Biology. vol 3, no 1. pp.&nbsp;39–44.
  • Winter M, Johnson DH & Shaffer JA. (2005). Variability in vegetation effects on density and nesting success of grassland birds. Journal of Wildlife Management. vol 69, no 1. pp.&nbsp;185–197.
  • Winter M, Johnson DH, Shaffer JA, Donovan TM & Svedarsky WD. (2006). Patch size and landscape effects on density and nesting success of grassland birds. Journal of Wildlife Management. vol 70, no 1. pp.&nbsp;158–172.
  • Winter M, Johnson DH, Shaffer JA & Svedarsky WD. (2004). Nesting biology of three grassland passerines in the northern tallgrass prairie. Wilson Bulletin. vol 116, no 3. pp.&nbsp;211–223.

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