Least ConcernCommonInvertebratesShrublandCup nestTiny · 11 g
About the Brewer's Sparrow
Brewer's sparrow is a small, slim species of American sparrow in the family Passerellidae. This bird was named after the ornithologist Thomas Mayo Brewer.
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Where it lives
Regular range
When to see it
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Peak activity in May · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Clay-colored SparrowSpizella pallidaThe clay-colored sparrow or clay-coloured sparrow is a small New World sparrow of North America.
Black-chinned SparrowSpizella atrogularisThe black-chinned sparrow is a small passerine, measuring 5 to 5+3⁄4 in.
Worthen's SparrowSpizella wortheniSpizella wortheni can range in length from 12.5 to 14 cm.
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