Sparrows Flashcards
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Vesper Sparrow
- Pooecetes gramineaus*
- streaky brown
- thin white eyering
- flashes white tail feathers in flight
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Vesper Sparrow
- Pooecetes gramineaus*
- streaky brown
- thin white eyering
- flashes white tail feathers in flight
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Song Sparrow
- Melospiza melodia*
- long, rounded tail
- course streaks on breast converge into central spot
- stripes on crown on crown through eye
- broad malar or moustache stripe
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Song Sparrow
- Melospiza melodia*
- long, rounded tail
- course streaks on breast converge into central spot
- stripes on crown on crown through eye
- broad malar or moustache stripe
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Song Sparrow
- Melospiza melodia*
- long, rounded tail
- course streaks on breast converge into central spot
- stripes on crown on crown through eye
- broad malar or moustache stripe
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Henslow’s Sparrow
- Centronyx henslowii*
- small headed sparrow
- olive wash to the face
- dark spot behind eye and stripe on side of crown
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Henslow’s Sparrow
- Centronyx henslowii*
- small headed sparrow
- olive wash to the face
- dark spot behind eye and stripe on side of crown
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White-crowned Sparrow
- Zonotrichia leucophrys*
- black and white head
- pale beak
- gray breast
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White-crowned Sparrow
- Zonotrichia leucophrys*
- black and white head
- pale beak
- gray breast
- immature
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White-throated Sparrow
- Zonotrichia albicollis*
- black eyestripe
- white throat bordered by black whisker (malar stripe)
- yellow lores
”oh-sweet-Canada” whistle
-male
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White-throated Sparrow
- Zonotrichia albicollis*
- black eyestripe
- white throat bordered by black whisker (malar stripe)
- yellow lores
”oh-sweet-Canada” whistle
-female
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Chipping Sparrow
- Spizella passerina*
- rusty crow
- black eyeline
- unstressed grayish breast
- gray rump visible in flight
- breeding adult
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Chipping Sparrow
- Spizella passerina*
- rusty crow
- black eyeline
- unstressed grayish breast
- gray rump visible in flight
- immature
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Tree Sparrow
- Spizelloides arborea*
- rusty capped
- plump and long tailed
- rusty eyeline
- gray face
- bicolored bill (grey top, yellow base)
- unstressed gray/brown breast sometimes with center dot
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Field Sparrow
- Spizella pusilla*
- pink beak
- gray faced
- white eyering
- rusty crown and eyeline
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House Sparrow
- Passer domesticus*
- male
- ate seeds from horse manure
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Tree Sparrow
- Spizelloides arborea*
- rusty capped
- plump and long tailed
- rusty eyeline
- gray face
- bicolored bill (grey top, yellow base)
- unstressed gray/brown breast sometimes with center dot
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House Sparrow
- Passer domesticus*
- male
- ate seeds from horse manure
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Field Sparrow
- Spizella pusilla*
- pink beak
- gray faced
- white eyering
- rusty crown and eyeline
