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Henslow's Sparrow

Centronyx henslowii

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesGrassland13 g
Henslow's Sparrow (Centronyx henslowii), photo 1
Photo: Jay Brasher · CC BY 4.0
Henslow's Sparrow (Centronyx henslowii), photo 2
Photo: Jay Brasher · CC BY 4.0
Henslow's Sparrow (Centronyx henslowii), photo 3
Photo: Holly Meredyk · CC BY 4.0
Henslow's Sparrow (Centronyx henslowii), photo 4
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Henslow's Sparrow (Centronyx henslowii), photo 5
Photo: sofi v · CC BY 4.0
Henslow's Sparrow (Centronyx henslowii), photo 6
Photo: Andrew C · CC BY 2.0
Henslow's Sparrow (Centronyx henslowii), photo 7
Photo: Forest Botial-Jarvis · CC BY 4.0
Henslow's Sparrow (Centronyx henslowii), photo 8
Photo: Forest Botial-Jarvis · CC BY 4.0
Henslow's Sparrow (Centronyx henslowii), photo 9
Photo: Modified by Verdy p. · Public domain
Henslow's Sparrow (Centronyx henslowii), photo 10
Photo: Wildreturn · CC BY 2.0

What the Henslow's Sparrow sounds like

Sonogram of the Henslow's Sparrow: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Jonathon Jongsma · Song · Afton State Park, Washington County, Minnesota, United States · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Henslow's Sparrow: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Jonathon Jongsma · Song · Afton State Park, Washington County, Minnesota, United States · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Henslow's Sparrow: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Jonathon Jongsma · Song · Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve, Dakota, Minnesota, United States · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

Adults have streaked brown upperparts with a light brown breast with streaks, a white belly and a white throat. They have a pale stripe on the crown with a dark stripe on each side, an olive face and neck, rust-coloured wings and a short dark forked tail. Measurements: Length: 4.3–5.1 in (11–13 cm) Weight: 0.4–0.5 oz (11–14 g) Wingspan: 6.3–7.9 in (16–20 cm)

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When to see the Henslow's Sparrow

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 5 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is June, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Henslow's Sparrow

Regular rangeRare visitor

The map shades 1 country with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

United States

Recorded as a rare visitor in Canada.

About the Henslow's Sparrow

Henslow's sparrow is a North American passerine bird in the family Passerellidae. It was named by John James Audubon in honor of John Stevens Henslow. It was originally classified in the genus Emberiza and called Henslow's bunting.

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Easily confused with

Baird's Sparrow (Centronyx bairdii) Baird's SparrowCentronyx bairdiiThe Baird's sparrow can be identified as a small brown streaked sparrow.

Side by side: Baird's Sparrow vs Henslow's Sparrow

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