- Spizelloides arborea
Spizella arborea
Identification
Length: 15-16.5 cm.
Adults
- Bill bi-colored
- Crown rufous
- Nape bluish gray
- Back rich rufous, striped with black and light gray
- Wings show two white bars
- Throat and breast light dove-gray, with an indistinct, but sometimes quite distinct, black dot in centre of breast
- Sides washed with light brown or cinnamon
Distribution
Breeding
From northern Alaska, Mackenzie Delta, central Keewatin and northern Quebec, south to central Quebec, northern Manitoba and northern British Columbia.
Winter
From British Columbia, southern Ontario, and the Maritimes, south to the southern United States.
Taxonomy
Formerly placed in genus Spizella or Passerella.
Subspecies[1]
- S. a. arborea:
- North-eastern Canada and Labrador; winters to east-central US
- S. a. ochracae:
- Northern Alaska and northern Yukon to northern British Columbia; winters to south-western US
Habitat
Weedy fields and wastelands
Behaviour
Diet
Its main diet consists of seeds. Visits feeders.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Birds of Nova Scotia]
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) American Tree Sparrow. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 16 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/American_Tree_Sparrow
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
