Moss-backed Sparrow vs Striped Sparrow

Moss-backed Sparrow

Arremon dorbignii

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The adult male moss-backed sparrow's head is mostly black, with a white supercilium from the lores to the back of the head and a narrow gray streak on the crown. The neck is gray and the back, wings, and tail are dull olive green. Its underside is white with grayish edges and a narrow black band across the upper chest. The adult female is similar but duller overall. The crown strip is olive and the underparts are buffy with brown flanks. Juveniles are similar to the adults but duller. The moss-backed sparrow shares the "striking orange bill" of its former "parent" saffron-billed sparrow.

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Striped Sparrow

Oriturus superciliosus

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The striped sparrow is 16.5 to 18 cm (6.5 to 7.1 in) long and weighs 37 to 54 g (1.3 to 1.9 oz). Males are larger than females but the sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a rufous crown with thin black streaks and a thin gray stripe along its middle. They have blackish lores and ear coverts that form a "mask" and a long wide white supercilium. Their nape and the sides of their neck are light grayish with black streaks. Their mantle, scapulars, and back are buffy brown with heavy black and pale gray streaks. Their long rounded tail is dark brown with buff-brown feather edges. Voice: One description of the striped sparrow's primary song is an "ultra high rattle tit-tjtjtjtjtj...". It also has a seldom-heard flight song that is similar. One call is a "very high-pitched...sharp tink note" given in series, and in alarm it makes "a fast series of chattering notes".

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Photos and recordings are credited to their authors under the licence shown. Full profiles: Moss-backed Sparrow and Striped Sparrow.