Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca
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The Fox Sparrow is a large, stocky sparrow about 7 inches long, with gray‑brown upperparts, reddish streaks, and heavily spotted underparts giving it a fox‑like appearance. It inhabits dense woodland thickets, feeds on seeds, berries, and insects, and is known for its melodious, whistling song.
Field marks
- Length
- 7 in · 18 cm
- Colours
- Black · Brown · Gray · Red · White
- Wings
- Broad
- Tail
- Rounded · Square-tipped
- In flight
- Flitter
- Movement
- Migratory
- World population
- 35 million