About the Field Sparrow
The field sparrow is a small New World sparrow in the family Passerellidae. It is about 140 mm (6 in) long and weighs about 12.5 g (0.4 oz). The head is grey with a rust-coloured crown, white eye-ring and pink bill. The upper parts are brown streaked with black and buff, the breast is buff, the belly is white and the tail is forked. There are two different colour morphs, one being greyer and the other more rufous.
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Adults have brown upperparts, a buffy breast, a white belly, two whitish wing bars and a dark-brown forked tail. They have a grey face, a rusty crown, a white eye ring and a pink bill. They have rusty markings behind the eye. There are grey and rufous colour variants of the species. Males and females have a similar appearance with males being slightly larger than the females.
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What the Field Sparrow sounds like
Where the Field Sparrow lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Bermuda.
When to see the Field Sparrow
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.
Brewer's SparrowSpizella breweriBrewer's sparrow is a small, slim species of American sparrow in the family Passerellidae.
Black-chinned SparrowSpizella atrogularisThe black-chinned sparrow is a small passerine, measuring 5 to 5+3⁄4 in.
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