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The chipping sparrow lays a clutch of two to seven pale blue to white eggs with black, brown, or purple markings. They are about 17 by 12 millimetres (0.67 by 0.47 in), and incubated by the female for 10 to 15 days. [7] The chipping sparrow is often brood parasitized by brown-headed cowbirds, usually resulting in the nest being abandoned. [6]
Chipping sparrow, Spizella passerina; Clay-colored sparrow, Spizella pallida; ... Most have black as a predominant plumage color, often enlivened by yellow, orange ...
Black-throated sparrow: Amphispiza bilineata (Cassin, 1850) 29 Lark sparrow: Chondestes grammacus (Say, 1822) 30 Lark bunting: Calamospiza melanocorys Stejneger, 1885: 31 Chipping sparrow: Spizella passerina (Bechstein, 1798) 32 Clay-colored sparrow: Spizella pallida (Swainson, 1832) 33 Black-chinned sparrow: Spizella atrogularis (Cabanis, 1851 ...
The genus Spizella is a group of American sparrows in the family Passerellidae. [2]These birds are fairly small and slim, with short bills, round heads and long wings. They are usually found in semi-open areas, and outside of the nesting season they often forage in small mixed flocks.
Chipping Sparrow. Chipping sparrow. Whether it’s golf courses, parks, or in backyards, Chipping Sparrows can be spotted flitting North America foraging for seeds on the ground and any other ...
Chipping sparrow, Spizella passerina; Clay-colored sparrow ... and New World orioles. Most have black as a predominant plumage color, often enlivened by yellow ...
In a recent study, researchers estimated 862 million birds in the sparrow family have been lost since 1970, ... and the vocal chipping sparrow at No. 10. ...
The clay-colored sparrow or clay-coloured sparrow [1] (Spizella pallida) is a small New World sparrow of North America.. Adults have light brown upperparts and pale underparts, with darker streaks on the back.