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** Need help with the bird jargon? See Sparrow Flashcards #2. **
WHITE-THROATED
Zonotrichia albicollis
White-striped morph has a
white eyebrow, malar, and
throat, with yellow above
the lore. (Young birds look
like tan morphs.) Gray bill,
white wingbars, unstreaked
breast/flanks, and long tail.
SONG
Melospiza melodia
White malar, big triangular
throat stripe, and splotchy
spot at the center of the
streaked breast. Gray bill,
faint wingbars, heavily
streaked breast/flanks, and
medium-length tail.
CHIPPING
Spizella passerina
Rusty-brown crown and a
black eyeline that extends
to the bill, looking like a
pencil tucked behind an ear.
Pinkish bill, white wingbars,
unstreaked breast/flanks,
and long notched tail.
SEASIDE
Ammodramus maritimus
Gray face with a yellow-
orange lore and malar.
(Young birds have a white
malar.) Long gray bill, faint
buff wingbars, oddly
streaked orange and gray
breast/flanks, and short tail.
WHITE-THROATED
Zonotrichia albicollis
Tan-striped morph is grayer
overall, with the malar and
throat divided by a faint
gray throat stripe. Gray bill,
white wingbars, variable
fine or blurry streaking on
breast/flanks, and long tail.
SWAMP
Melospiza georgiana
Facial markings look blurry.
Note the rusty-red wings
and tail, and the warm
brown flanks. Gray bill, no
wingbars, faint/blurry
streaking on breast/flanks,
and medium-length tail.
CLAY-COLORED
Spizella pallida
Pale face with an eyering,
tan lore, white malar, and
brown throat stripe. Looks
very cute. Grayish-pink bill,
buff wingbars, unstreaked
tan breast/flanks, and long
notched tail.
LE CONTE’S
Ammodramus leconteii
Bright buffy eyebrow and
unbordered malar, with
lighter buff on breast/flanks.
Dart-like eyeline above the
gray cheek. Gray bill, no
wingbars, boldly streaked
flanks, and short tail.
WHITE-CROWNED
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Black-and-white “bike
helmet” on an otherwise
gray head. (Young birds
have brown and gray
stripes.) Pinkish bill, white
wingbars, unstreaked
breast/flanks, and long tail.
LINCOLN’S
Melospiza lincolnii
Buff malar, breast, and
flanks, and lots of fine-line
streaking. Crown feathers
are often raised. Gray bill,
faint buff wingbars, neatly
streaked breast/flanks, and
medium-length tail.
FIELD
Spizella pusilla
Plain face and white eyering
make the pink bill pop.
Eyeline/cheek/breast/flanks
can be all gray or orangey.
Pink bill, white wingbars,
unstreaked breast/flanks,
and long notched tail.
NELSON’S
Ammodramus nelsoni
Buff to orange eyebrow
and malar on a relatively
plain face. Light buff/orange
on streaked breast/flanks.
Gray bill, no wingbars,
faintly streaked breast/
flanks, and short tail.
HARRIS’S
Zonotrichia querula
Black crown, lore, throat,
and bib. (Young birds have
less black on the crown and
a mostly white throat.) Big
pink bill, white wingbars,
streaked brown flanks, and
long tail.
SAVANNAH
Passerculus sandwichensis
White eyering, brown
cheek framed by an eyeline
and mustache, and some
yellow on the eyebrow.
Two-tone bill, faint buff
wingbars, neatly streaked
breast/flanks, and short tail.
VESPER
Pooecetes gramineus
Facial markings seem fuzzy,
except for the bold white
eyering and malar. Two-
tone bill, buffy wingbars,
finely streaked breast/flanks,
and medium-length tail
with white outer feathers.
GRASSHOPPER
Ammodramus savannarum
Plain face, with a white
eyering, a hint of orange
above the lore, and small
dark marks at the back of
the cheek. Gray bill, faint
buff wingbars, unstreaked
breast/flanks, and short tail.
FOX
Passerella iliaca
Covered with rusty-red
streaks painted on with far
too much enthusiasm.
Definitely not an LBJ. Two-
tone bill, faint wingbars,
super-streaked breast/flanks,
and medium-length tail.
LARK
Chondestes grammacus
Unusually bold facial
markings and a dark spot
on the breast. (Young birds
are less colorful.) Gray bill,
buff wingbars, unstreaked
breast/flanks, and long tail
with white outer feathers.
HOUSE (male)
Passer domesticus
Gray crown, black lore,
and rusty area behind the
eye and above the gray
cheek. Throat/bib grows
blacker as spring arrives and
feather tips wear. Hangs
out anywhere there’s food.
HOUSE (female)
Passer domesticus
Pale eyebrow between the
darker crown and fuzzy
eyeline. Two-tone bill, faint
wingbars, unstreaked
breast/flanks, and short tail.
Non-native and not related
to our other sparrows.
© 2019 Wendy Wright
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