Status
NONGAME, STATE ENDANGERED, STATE RANK S1, GLOBAL RANK G4
Preferred Habitat
"Prefer grassland tracts of at least 80 acres. Should include herbaceous vegetation 8-16\" tall for nesting, diverse structure and species composition for brood habitat, and dense stands of native grass or shrub thickets for winter cover."
County List
AUDRAIN, BARTON, BATES, BENTON, CALLAWAY, CARROLL, CEDAR, COOPER, DADE, HARRISON, HENRY, HICKORY, JASPER, JOHNSON, LAWRENCE, MACON, MILLER, MONITEAU, MONROE, MORGAN, NEWTON, PETTIS, RALLS, ST. CLAIR, VERNON