Striped Sparrow

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".