Sparrows, Towhees, and Allies |
Seasons in KC area based on information from "The Sibley Guide to Birds" (2000) and "Birds of Kansas" (2011) |
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American Tree Sparrow - KC area October to March |
Chipping Sparrow - KC area April to October | |||
| Rufous eye-line & distinct,dark spot on clear breast |
Dark eye-line, grayish breast |
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Song Sparrow - KC area year-round |
Savannah Sparrow - KC area during Sp & F migration | |||
Brown lateral throat stripe, brown breast streaks and spot |
Eye-line, mustache stripe, yellow supraloral, notched tail |
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White-crowned Sparrow - KC area October to May |
White-throated Sparrow - KC area October to May |
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White stripes on crown, brown-gray breast |
Outlined white throat, yellow lores, rufous on wings |
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| Fox Sparrow - KC area October to April |
Lark Sparrow - KC area April to September | |||
| Rufous wings & breast spots, rufous on gray head & back |
Harlequin face pattern, white breast with bold spot |
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Harris's Sparrow | - KC area October - May | (adult - black face) | |||
Largest sparrow, pink |
bill, white belly |
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| Swamp Sparrow - |
KC area October to May | |||
| Blurry streaks on gray-buffy breast, unstreaked throat, |
rufous wings, rufous-buffy flanks, clean gray nape |
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| Field Sparrow - KC area year-round |
Lincoln's Sparrow - KC area Sept to May | |||
| Pink bill and legs, white eye-ring, plain face and breast |
Gray supercillium, buffy eye-ring, streaked buffy breast |
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| Grasshopper Sparrow - KC area May to September |
Le Conte's Sparrow - KC area Sp/F migration (uncommon) | |||
| Dark spot on rear auriculars |
Orangish face, purplish spots on nape, white crown stripe |
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Clay-colored Sparrow - KC area Sp & F migration |
Lark Bunting female (west) - not in KC area |
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Brewer's Sparrow (southwest) - not in KC area |
Rufous-collared Sparrow (Costa Rica) - not KC area |
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Black-throated Sparrow (west) - not in KC area |
Rufous-winged Sparrow (southwest) - not KC area |
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| Black-chinned Sparrow (southwest) - not in KC area |
Vesper Sparrow - KC area during Sp & F migration | |||
| Gray head and breast, streaked back, small pink bill |
White outer tail feathers & eye-ring, rufous lesser coverts |
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Dark-eyed Junco - KC area October to May |
Volcano Junco (Costa Rica) - not in KC area |
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Green-tailed Towhee (west) - not in KC area |
Yellow-eyed Junco (southwest) - not in KC area |
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Eastern Towhee - KC area March to October |
Spotted Towhee (uncommon) - KC area Oct to April |
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Canyon Towhee (southwest) - not in KC area |
Abert's Towhee (southwest) - not in KC area |
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| Weaver Finch (House Sparrow) - KC area year-round |
Lapland Longspur - KC area November to April | |||
| Not a true sparrow, introduced into US from Old World |
Photo by Robert T. Reed |
