Geographic Range
Rufous-crowned sparrows are found from mid to southern California through northern Baja California in the coastal areas to southern Mexico, as well as many other parts of the American Southwest, excluding northeastern Arizona and northwestern New Mexico. These birds range as far east as mid-eastern Texas and as far north as southern Utah and Colorado.
Biogeographic Regions: nearctic (Native )
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