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Photo by Steve Messick

Calamospiza melanocorys

[edit] Identification

L. 6-7 1/2" (15-19 cm).

[edit] Breeding Male

• Black
• White wing patch

[edit] Female, Immature, and Non-breeding Male

• Streaked sandy buff above
• White below
• White eye line
• Faint "moustache" stripe
• White wing patch (not always visible)
• Rounded, white-tipped tail feathers

[edit] Distribution

Canada and central United States.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Dry plains and prairies.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Breeding

4 or 5 light blue eggs are laid in a loose grass nest placed in a scrape with rim flush with the ground; often protected by weedy patch.

[edit] Diet

Seeds and insects

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