- Ammospiza leconteii
Ammodramus leconteii
Identification
10·5–12·5 cm (4-5 in)
- Brown-streaked back
- Brown-streaked grey nape
- Pale grey underparts with streaks on sides
- Yellow breast
- Black-capped, flat head
- Whitish median line
- Bright ochre supercilium
- Yellowish-orange face
- Grey cheeks
- Black eye-line forming a T behind eye
- Spike-like rectrices in short tail
Sexes are similar
Juvenile is duller, lacks nape patch, and has pale brown median cap stripe
Similar Species
Can be told from Nelson's Sparrow by whitish, not gray median crown stripe, faint purple streaks on nape, stronger eyering and lack of dark lateral throat stripes.
Distribution
Central Canada and United States. Vagrant east and west of range.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Moist or wet grasslands and boggy meadows, sometimes mixed with cat-tail.
Behaviour
Diet
There is little detailed information available. During the breeding season they eat seeds and also insects and their larva.
Breeding
Monogamous, breeding from May to August. Again, little information available.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Nov 2017)
- What Bird
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) LeConte's Sparrow. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/LeConte%27s_Sparrow
External Links
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