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ADVENTURE & WILDLIFE
Eurasian Tree Sparrow - Adult
White cheek with black ear patch is distinctive. Small
population introduced from Europe now breeds in a small
part of the midwestern US. Dickcissel – Female
The female Dickcissel has a longer, heavier bill than a
female House Sparrow. It also has a yellow eyebrow that
the House Sparrow does not have.
White Crowned Sparrow - Immature
Juvenile White crowned sparrows have reddish-brown
crowns and thin white wingbars, whereas female House
Sparrows have a pale brown crown without distinct
wingbars. House Finch Female Immature
Female House Finches have heavily streaked underparts
and lack the female House Sparrow’s broad buffy eyebrow
stripe.
Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Bird Banding
Laboratory 2015.
Partners in Flight (2017). Avian
Assessment Database. 2017.
Conservation
Sauer, J. R., D. K. Niven, J. E. Hines,
D. J. Ziolkowski, Jr., K. L. Pardieck, J. E. Fallon,
and W. A. Link (2017). The North American
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Breeding Bird Survey, Results and Analysis
1966–2015. Version 2.07.2017. USGS Patuxent
Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD, USA.
Sibley, D. A. (2014). The Sibley guide to birds,
second edition. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, USA.
Source: allaboutbirds
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