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San Antonio Texas (1 Viewer)
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RafaelMatias
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Very nice photos!
birdmeister
Well-known member
Agreed. Fantastically captured!
Even if i've been twice in the USA for birding, i'm not expert about american birds.
So, can you explain to me why the sparrow is a White-crowned and not a Chipping? If I see a sparrow like that, I would certainly say it's a immature or winter-plumaged Chipping Sparrow, especially for the richer red color of the upperparts, the neater white wing-bars, the more pinkish-purple bill (not orange-yellow) and the cold-grey cast on the head, neck and underparts.
I'm really interested in your opinions and explanations. I never read about such a similarity between these two species, which are generally described as pretty different in the field...!
Thanks and ciao
Igor, Italy
So, can you explain to me why the sparrow is a White-crowned and not a Chipping? If I see a sparrow like that, I would certainly say it's a immature or winter-plumaged Chipping Sparrow, especially for the richer red color of the upperparts, the neater white wing-bars, the more pinkish-purple bill (not orange-yellow) and the cold-grey cast on the head, neck and underparts.
I'm really interested in your opinions and explanations. I never read about such a similarity between these two species, which are generally described as pretty different in the field...!
Thanks and ciao
Igor, Italy
snowyowl
Well-known member
Thank you!
