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Tumbes sparrow: Rhynchospiza stolzmanni (Taczanowski, 1877) 10 Yungas sparrow: Rhynchospiza dabbenei (Hellmayr, 1912) 11 Chaco sparrow: Rhynchospiza strigiceps (Gould, 1839) 12 Rufous-winged sparrow: Peucaea carpalis Coues, 1873: 13 Cinnamon-tailed sparrow: Peucaea sumichrasti (Lawrence, 1871) 14 Stripe-headed sparrow: Peucaea ruficauda ...
The white-crowned sparrow is a very rare vagrant to western Europe. [5] It has been sighted in England, Scotland, [5] [6] Ireland, [7] and Norway. [8] In 2008 a white-crowned sparrow was spotted in Cley next the Sea in Norfolk, England. [9] To commemorate the event an image of the bird was included in a window at St Margaret's Church.
An audio recording of a house sparrow. The house sparrow (Passer domesticus) is a bird of the sparrow family Passeridae, found in most parts of the world. It is a small bird that has a typical length of 16 cm (6.3 in) and a mass of 24–39.5 g (0.85–1.39 oz).
They are seed-eating birds with conical bills, brown or gray in color, and many species have distinctive head patterns. Although they share the name sparrow , New World sparrows are more closely related to Old World buntings than they are to the Old World sparrows (family Passeridae).
The fox sparrow (Passerella iliaca) is a large New World sparrow. It is the only member of the genus Passerella , although some authors split the species into four (see below). Taxonomy
Close-up of a white-throated sparrow head, with bright white throat and yellow lore White-throated sparrows prefer to forage on the ground. The white-throated sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) is a passerine bird of the New World sparrow family Passerellidae. It breeds in northern North America and winters in the southern United States.
Its members are typically found in open, lightly wooded, habitats, although several species, notably the house sparrow (P. domesticus) have adapted to human habitations. Most species in the genus are typically 10–20 cm (3.9–7.9 in) long, predominantly brown or greyish birds with short square tails and stubby conical beaks.
Clay-colored sparrow - Spizella pallida - USGS Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter; Clay-colored sparrow photo gallery at VIREO (Drexel University) BirdLife species factsheet for Spizella pallida "Spizella pallida". Avibase. Interactive range map of Spizella pallida at IUCN Red List; Audio recordings of Clay-colored sparrow on Xeno-canto