Life list Perching

Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerina 棕顶雀鹀

棕顶雀鹀

Chipping Sparrow, photographed

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11 frames · Fujifilm X-T5 + XF 70-300

The Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) is a small perching bird about 6 inches long, characterized by a warm rufous cap, black eye line, and gray‑brown streaked upperparts with pale underparts. It inhabits open woodlands and forests, feeds on insects during breeding season and seeds otherwise, and is known for its simple, dry, insect‑like trill.

First spotted
15 Jul 2025
Seen at 6 places
Blackwood Farm ParkBoston, MAFinley Golf ClubLake CrabtreeLyon Farms金玉公寓
Group
Perching

Field marks

Length
6 in · 15 cm
Colours
Black · Brown · Gray · Red · White
Wings
Broad
Tail
Notched · Rounded · Square-tipped
In flight
Direct Flight · Undulating
Movement
Migratory
World population
240 million

Filed under

Sparrows & Towhees