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;[[: Category:Spizella|Spizella]] passerina | ;[[: Category:Spizella|Spizella]] passerina | ||
| − | [[Image:Chipping_Sparrow.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Glen Tepke<br/> | + | [[Image:Chipping_Sparrow.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Breeding plumage<br />Photo by {{user|Glen+Tepke|Glen Tepke}}<br />Mount Auburn Cemetery, Watertown, [[Massachusetts]], [[USA]], May 2004]] |
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==Identification== | ==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 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. | + | In '''juvenile''' plumage it has finely streaked underparts, and usually lacks the chestnut crown of a Adult. |
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Chipping sparrow is distributed from [[Alaska]] to eastern [[Canada]] through the [[USA]] and [[Mexico]] to [[Nicaragua]]. | Chipping sparrow is distributed from [[Alaska]] to eastern [[Canada]] through the [[USA]] and [[Mexico]] to [[Nicaragua]]. | ||
| + | [[Image:6-29-07 chipping sparrow4.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|Robert+S|Robert S}}<br />Torrington, [[Connecticut]], [[USA]], 29th May 2006]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | Five subspecies are recognized: '' | + | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== |
| + | Five subspecies are recognized: | ||
| + | *''S. p. arizonae'': | ||
| + | :*South-eastern [[Alaska]] and western Yukon to northern Baja, north-western [[Mexico]]; winters to Oaxaca | ||
| + | *''S. p. passerina'': | ||
| + | :*South-eastern [[Canada]] to southern [[Texas]] and [[South Carolina]]; winters to north-eastern [[Mexico]] | ||
| + | *''S. p. atremaeus'': | ||
| + | :*[[Mexico]] (Sierra Madre Occidental to pine belt of Nuevo León) | ||
| + | *''S. p. mexicana'': | ||
| + | :*Highlands of western [[Mexico]] (Nayarit) to north-western [[Guatemala]] | ||
| + | *''S. p. pinetorum'': | ||
| + | :*Pine forests of northern [[Guatemala]] (Petén) to north-eastern [[Nicaragua]] | ||
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| + | Some authorities additionally recognize ''boreophilae''. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Woodlands, farmlands, urban districts and suburbs. | Woodlands, farmlands, urban districts and suburbs. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
The diet includes seeds, insects and small fruits. | The diet includes seeds, insects and small fruits. | ||
| − | + | ====Breeding==== | |
| − | It weaves a cup nest from grass and roots | + | It weaves a cup nest from grass and roots. The clutch consists of 2-7 pale blue eggs with dark blotches which are incubated for 10-15 days. |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | All About Birds | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#All About Birds |
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Spizella+passerina}} | {{GSearch|Spizella+passerina}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Spizella]] | + | <br /> |
| + | {{Video|Chipping_Sparrow}} | ||
| + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Spizella]] [[Category:Videos]] | ||
Revision as of 22:26, 22 April 2010
- 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
Subspecies[1]
Five subspecies are recognized:
- S. p. arizonae:
- S. p. passerina:
- South-eastern Canada to southern Texas and South Carolina; winters to north-eastern Mexico
- S. p. atremaeus:
- Mexico (Sierra Madre Occidental to pine belt of Nuevo León)
- S. p. mexicana:
- S. p. pinetorum:
Some authorities additionally recognize boreophilae.
Habitat
Woodlands, farmlands, urban districts and suburbs.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes seeds, insects and small fruits.
Breeding
It weaves a cup nest from grass and roots. The clutch consists of 2-7 pale blue eggs with dark blotches which are incubated for 10-15 days.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- All About Birds
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Chipping Sparrow. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chipping_Sparrow
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