LeConte's Sparrow

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Photo by phili1
Allendale Celery Farm, New Jersey, USA, October 2005

Ammodramus leconteii

Identification

Brown-streaked back, brown-streaked grey nape, pale grey underparts with streaks on sides, and yellow breast. Head is flat and black-capped with a white median line. Face is yellow-orange with grey cheeks and black eye-line forming a T behind eye. Sexes are similar. Juvenile is duller, lacks nape patch, and has pale brown median cap stripe.^[2]

Distribution

Central Canada and United States. Vagrant east and west of range.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Moist grasslands and boggy meadows

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
2. What Bird

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Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) LeConte's Sparrow. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/LeConte%27s_Sparrow

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