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In breeding plumage quite unique with a solid chestnut cap and black stripe through the eye, white the rest of the sides of the head and undersides are unmarked gray. | In breeding plumage quite unique with a solid chestnut cap and black stripe through the eye, white the rest of the sides of the head and undersides are unmarked gray. | ||
− | In juvenile plumage it has finely streaked underparts, | + | In juvenile plumage it has finely streaked underparts, and usually lacks the chestnut crown of a Adult. |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== |
Revision as of 15:59, 17 July 2008
- Spizella passerina
Identification
In breeding plumage quite unique with a solid chestnut cap and black stripe through the eye, white the rest of the sides of the head and undersides are unmarked gray.
In juvenile plumage it has finely streaked underparts, and usually lacks the chestnut crown of a Adult.
Distribution
Chipping sparrow is distributed from Alaska to eastern Canada through the USA and Mexico to Nicaragua.
Taxonomy
Five subspecies are recognized: passerina, arizonae, atremaeus, pinetorum, and mexicana; some authorities additionally recognize boreophilae.