Abundance: Common
Season: Year round
Habitat: Coastal sage scrub
Breeding status: Breeds at or near Upper Newport Bay
Conservation status: Threatened species - federal list
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#53.02.36 - Adult male, alternate (Apr 21). Photograph © James
R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea
and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.
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#53.02.34 - Adult female (male basic similar) (Feb 13). Photograph
© James R. Gallagher. Original available
from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.