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Chipping sparrow (Spizella passerina)
| Scientific Classification | |
|---|---|
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Emberizidae |
| Species: | Spizella passerina |
| Common: | Chipping sparrow |
The chipping sparrow is an American sparrow in the family Emberizidae. It is common across most of North American.
Identification
Adults
Adult male and female Chipping sparrows are similar in appearance. Non-breeding plumage is gray below and an orangish-rust color above with a brownish cap, a dusky eyebrow, and a dark eye-line. Breeding plumage is more prominently marked with a persimmon-red cap, a nearly white supercilium and black stripe running through the eye.
Immature
Immature birds are prominently streaked below with adark eye-line, extending both in front of and behind the eye. The brownish cap and dusky eyebrow are variable but generally obscure.
Gallery
Non-breeding plumage
Yosemite NP, California (2010)
Related Page Hierarchy
Kingdom: Animalia (animals)Class: Aves (birds)Family: Emberizidae (American sparrows)Chipping sparrow (Spizella passerina)